Author: Zeynep Banu Dalaman
Publisher: Transnational Press London
ISBN: 1801352194
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 161
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Editorial Board: Ahmet Görgen Alp Arısoy Berrin Ceylan Ataman Ceren Avcil Elif Gençkal Eroler Elvan Karaman Fabio Grassi Gökhan Ak Lan Lo Nilüfer Narlı Paulette Schuster Savaş Biçer Tuba Demirci Zeynep Üskül Engin CONTENTS I. WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT: ITS IMPACT ON POLITICS, PUBLIC SPHERE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS The Power of Words: How Silent Spring Sparked the American Environmental Movement through Debate and Diplomacy – Jayashabari Shankar The Other Side of Male Dominance: Prohibition of Pants – Zeynep Özlem Üskül Engin and Dolunay Çörek Akyıldız Gender Mainstreaming and International Organizations: NATO Example – Suat Dönmez Gender Mainstreaming in Türkiye within the Framework of the “European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life” – Zeynep Banu Dalaman The Development of Civil Society and the Women’s Rights Movements in Türkiye – Ahmet Görgen II. WOMEN’S CHALLENGES IN SOCIETY Colonial Prejudice Hunting the African Woman: The Case of Southern/West Cameroon (1916-2022) – Charles Nda Agbor The Relationship between the Girl Child Marriage Problem and Gender Inequality: The Case of Türkiye – Ayşe Nur Çiftçi Chinese Women in Transnational Marriage Migration – In Two British Cities – Lan Lo and Xia Lin Gendered Perceptions of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in India – Naureen Bhullar, Chrysiynn D’Costa, and Ishani Roy Female Educational Leadership between a Rock and a Hard Place – Latifa Belfakir and Imane Zeryouh The Continuation of Gender Stereotyping and Patriarchal Mentality in the Post-Communist Albania – Enkelejda Cenaj The Effects of Gender Discrimination on Women’s Health – Şükran Başgör and Semra Elmas III. WOMEN AND LITERATURE Utopian Works by Two Feminist Writers: Herland and Yeni Turan – Senem Üstün Kaya Women Claim Agency and Subjectivity: Assia Djebar’s Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade – Ferma Lekesizalin Reconfigurations of Female Gender Performance and Proto-Radicalism in Rachel Crothers’ A Man’s World – Furkan Tozan This book has been published with the support of Istanbul Topkapi University, Turkey.
Author: Shari Dworkin
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520272889
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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"What is women's empowerment, and how and why does it matter for women's health? Despite the rise of a human rights-based approach to women's health and increasing awareness of the synergies between women's health and empowerment, a lack of consensus remains as to how to measure empowerment and successfully intervene in ways that improve health. Women's Empowerment and Global Health provides thirteen detailed, multidisciplinary case studies from across the globe and through the course of a woman's life to show how science and advocacy can be creatively merged to enhance the agency and status of women. Accompanying short videos provide background about programs on the ground in India, the United States, Mexico, Nicaragua, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Women's Empowerment and Global Health explores the promises and limits of programmatic, scientific, and rights-based work in real-world settings and provides the next generation of researchers and practitioners, as well as students in global and public health, sociology, anthropology, women's studies, law, business, and medicine, with cutting edge and inspirational examples of programs that point the way toward achieving women's equality and fulfilling the right to health."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Jeni Klugman
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 1464803609
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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Despite recent advances in important aspects of the lives of girls and women, pervasive challenges remain. These challenges reflect widespread deprivations and constraints and include epidemic levels of gender-based violence and discriminatory laws and norms that prevent women from owning property, being educated, and making meaningful decisions about their own lives--such as whether and when to marry or have children. These often violate their most basic rights and are magnified and multiplied by poverty and lack of education. This groundbreaking book distills vast data and hundreds of studies to shed new light on deprivations and constraints facing the voice and agency of women and girls worldwide, and on the associated costs for individuals, families, communities, and global development. The volume presents major new findings about the patterns of constraints and overlapping deprivations and focuses on several areas key to women s empowerment: freedom from violence, sexual and reproductive health and rights, ownership of land and housing, and voice and collective action. It highlights promising reforms and interventions from around the world and lays out an urgent agenda for governments, civil society, development agencies, and other stakeholders, including a call for greater investment in data and knowledge to benchmark progress.
Author: Sarah Henderson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195388077
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The only global, comparative text on women in politics, Women and Politics in a Global World, Second Edition, is a thorough examination of the impact of women on politics-and the impact of politics on women. Taking a unique cross-national approach to women and politics, Sarah L. Henderson and Alana S. Jeydel carefully consider women's participation in institutionalized politics, social protest, and nationalist, fundamentalist, and revolutionary movements. To help break down the material, the authors unify discussions of women's issues around four core areas: the assurance of women's safety and autonomy; reproductive rights and health care for mothers and children; equal access to employment and public resources including education, social services, and economic benefits; and women's access to political institutions and positions of authority. In addition, the authors address the global explosion of women's activism in the post-World War II era. They illustrate the ways in which women are standing up not only for themselves but for other disempowered groups on behalf of equality, liberation, and better living conditions. Designed for courses in women and politics, Women and Politics in a Global World, Second Edition, is also an ideal supplement for women's studies and comparative politics courses. New to This Edition Updates all data to reflect recent global issues and new political developments Expands coverage of women's issues within Part III, featuring topics of high student interest Integrates new discussions of many women's issues, including international trafficking, the increasing incidence of female soldiers in civil conflicts, the reintegration of child soldiers after war, and global migration Adds "Feature" boxes with profiles of individuals and organizations that have influenced women's issues Provides new end-of-chapter "For More Information" sections listing resources for further learning (relevant books, memoirs, diaries, and websites) Book jacket.
Author: Haoucha, Malika
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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In a world persistently grappling with gender disparities, the quest for women's empowerment and leadership stands as a pivotal challenge on the global stage. Across diverse societies, the journey towards gender equality in leadership remains fraught with systemic barriers, deeply ingrained stereotypes, and institutional hurdles. From corporate boardrooms to political arenas, women continue to face challenges in realizing their leadership potential. Global Insights on Women Empowerment and Leadership unveils this intricate narrative, offering a nuanced exploration of the triumphs, challenges, and evolving landscapes that define women's pursuit of empowerment across continents and cultures. Through a meticulously woven tapestry of stories, experiences, and struggles, the book sheds light on the shared aspirations and unique journeys of women navigating pathways towards parity and influence. This comprehensive resource is tailored for a diverse audience, including leaders and decision-makers across sectors, educators and students in gender studies, activists and advocates for social justice, professionals aiming for inclusive workplaces, international development organizations seeking effective strategies, and general readers interested in societal shifts. By catering to this spectrum, the book serves as a guide, offering insights, practical strategies, and inspiration for those committed to fostering environments where women can thrive as leaders, contributing to a more equitable world.
Author: Amy C. Alexander
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319640062
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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This volume brings together leading gender and politics scholars to assess how women’s political empowerment can best be conceptualized and measured on a global scale. It argues that women’s political empowerment is a fundamental process of transformation for benchmarking and understanding all political empowerment gains across the globe. Chapters improve our global understanding of women's political empowerment through cross-national comparisons, a synthesis of methodological approaches across varied levels of politics, and attention to the ways gender intersects with myriad factors in shaping women’s political empowerment. This book is an indispensable resource for scholars of politics and gender, as well as being relevant to a global scholarly and policy community.
Author: Bahira Sherif Trask
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134699395
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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Women increasingly make up a significant percentage of the labor force throughout the world. This transformation is impacting everyone's lives. This book examines the resulting gender role, work, and family issues from a comparative worldwide perspective. Working allows women to earn an income, acquire new skills, and forge social connections. It also brings challenges such as simultaneously managing domestic responsibilities and family relationships. The social, political, and economic implications of this global transformation are explored from an interdisciplinary perspective in this book. The commonalities and the differences of women’s experiences depending on their social class, education, and location in industrialized and developing countries are highlighted throughout. Practical implications are examined including the consequences of these changes for men. Engaging vignettes and case studies from around the world bring the topics to life. The book argues that despite policy reforms and a rhetoric of equality, women still have unique experiences from men both at work and at home. Women, Work, and Globalization explores: Key issues surrounding work and families from a global cross-cultural perspective. The positive and negative experiences of more women in the global workforce. The spread of women’s empowerment on changes in ideologies and behaviors throughout the world. Key literature from family studies, IO, sociology, anthropology, and economics. The changing role of men in the global work-family arena. The impact of sexual trafficking and exploitation, care labor, and transnational migration on women. Best practices and policies that have benefited women, men, and their families. Part 1 reviews the research on gender in the industrialized and developing world, global changes that pertain to women’s gender roles, women’s labor market participation, globalization, and the spread of the women’s movement. Issues that pertain to women in a globalized world including gender socialization, sexual trafficking and exploitation, labor migration and transnational motherhood, and the complexities entailed in care labor are explored in Part 2. Programs and policies that have effectively assisted women are explored in Part 3 including initiatives instituted by NGOs and governments in developing countries and (programs) policies that help women balance work and family in industrialized countries. The book concludes with suggestions for global initiatives that assist women in balancing work and family responsibilities while decreasing their vulnerabilities. Intended as a supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Women/Gender Issues, Work and Family, Gender and Families, Global/International Families, Family Diversity, Multicultural Families, and Urban Sociology taught in psychology, human development and family studies, gender and/or women’s studies, business, sociology, social work, political science, and anthropology. Researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in these fields will also appreciate this thought provoking book.
Author: Jane L. Parpart
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134472110
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Rethinking Empowerment looks at the changing role of women in developing countries and calls for a new approach to empowerment. An approach that adopts a more nuanced, feminist interpretation of power and em(power)ment, recognises that local empowerment is always embedded in regional, national and global contexts, pays attention to institutional structures and politics and acknowledges that empowerment is both a process and an outcome. Moreover, the book warns that an obsession with measurement rather than process can undermine efforts to foster transformative and empowering outcomes. It concludes that power must be restored as the centrepiece of empowerment. Only then will the term and its advocates provide meaningful ammunition for dealing with the challenges of an increasingly unequal, and often sexist, global/local world.
Author: Kristen Zaleski
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190927097
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 473
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"It was a warm fall evening in Beijing when the idea for this book was born. Three social work academics, one Chinese and two Americans, discussed the state of the world for women in the 21st century and the longing for a text that could describe the struggles, and the successes of women in the fight for equity and safety throughout the world, on the table of Beijing style hotpot. As professors and feminist researchers, three of us share some similar but different research interests; Kristen's work is extensively on sexual violence in the United States; Annalisa, as a Philippine American Scholar, has been working on sex trafficking issues in Philippines and throughout the world; while Xiying, as a Chinese scholar with overseas training, has paid attention to dating violence, domestic violence, and school-bullying. Through the discussion, we found that though our research topics are different, the underlying issues of gender inequality and the surrounding social structures are similar, no matter the place on earth. A short time later, we invited Eugenia whose expertise on feminist global issues, and her being of mixed heritage and from Latin America, as well as her vast editorial experience, could help us make this book everything we knew it needed to be for maximum impact. We felt a compelling need to create a book in a collaborative spirit to include expert contributors that would provide a global lens to survey parts of the world - not just one region, one race, one voice- and study the intersectional issues of gender, race, class, culture, politics that arise in gender- based violence and the advocacy efforts to fight injustice and promote equality for women and girls, across the world"--
Author: Partha Pratim Sengupta
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925823431
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The social and economic development can be achieved in its true sense when women's empowerment would find equal importance to the process of development. Empowering the women means creating such an environment in which they can take independent decisions for their personal development and the development of society in general. This edited volume brings together the contemporary issues, challenges and concerns related to women empowerment. The various challenges faced by the women community in modern world have been highlighted specifically in different chapters.Issues relating to social dynamics and associated challenges are part of thecourse curriculum of most of the social and law programmes around the world. This book is an indispensable text for anyone interested in women empowerment and gender equality as it highlights the policies and approaches to achieve these objectives. This book would be useful for the academicians, scholars and students of different disciplines in getting in depth knowledge about the condition of women community in the society.For more details, please visit https://centralwestpublishing.com
