International Perspectives on Women
| By: | Edited by Esther Wangari |
| Publisher: | Cognella, Inc. - Books |
| Print ISBN: | 9781609278229 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781793510525 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
eBook Features
Instant Access
Purchase and read your book immediately
Read Offline
Access your eTextbook anytime and anywhere
Study Tools
Built-in study tools like highlights and more
Read Aloud
Listen and follow along as Bookshelf reads to you
International Perspectives on Women provides an interdisciplinary examination of the local and global impacts of the institutionalization of gender roles, class, race, religion, and nationality in social, economic and political policies. This anthology explores how these factors differentiate the life experiences of women. It also examines the negative impacts of such policies on gender relations, environmental health, and economic development, in addition to discussing the mechanisms used to counteract such policies. Readers will learn how gendered perspectives are integrated into economics, politics, and global processes.
Selections in International Perspectives on Women are organized into three major thematic sections:
- Part One of the book reviews the origins and constructions of gender roles, class and race, among other factors.
- Part Two offers a critique of Western feminisms in their universality.
- Part Three addresses economic reforms advocated by the international financial institutions and the resultant of feminization and informalization of labor.