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This text examines and documents the issues women face in terms of lower status and lower power around the world and across cultures. The book then discusses what is being done from the local to the global level to address women's issues, empowering women and promoting women's equal rights.
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Table of Contents
Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to the Cross-Cultural Study of Womens Issues Cross-Cultural Similarities Cross-Cultural Differences The Study of Global Women: Rich and Rewarding, Shocking and Disturbing Respecting Diversity and Avoiding Ethnocentrism Womens Rights as Human Rights A Cautionary Word Overview of the Book Study Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 2: Womens Low Status and Power Males Greater Economic Power Males Greater Political Power Males Higher Status Females As Property Physical Violence Against Women Domestic Violence Dowry Death Honor Killing Sexual Violence and Exploitation Rape War Rape Prostitution Explaining Womens Low Status and Power Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 3: Reproductive Rights Reproductive Control as a Symptom of Womens Low Status Lack of Reproductive Control Perpetuates Womens Low Status Reproductive Control Impacts Womens Health Maternal Mortality and Pregnancy-related Disability Contraceptives and Womens Health Female Genital Mutilation HIV/AIDS The Agents that Control Womens Reproductive Choice Male Control of Womens Reproductive Choice Government Control of Womens Reproductive Choice The Global Economy and Womens Reproductive Choice Religious Organizations Control of Womens Reproductive Choice Abortion Legal Abortion Reducing Abortions: Contraceptives and Sex Education Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 4: Lesbians in Cross-Cultural Perspective The Incidence of Lesbianism Lesbian Invisibility Factors Contributing to Lesbian Invisibility Employment Family Children Safety Mental Health Community and Credibility The Perception of Lesbians As Dangerous Lesbian Feminism Lesbian Responses to Invisibility and Heterosexism Embracing the Lesbian Label Lesbian Communities and Organizations Recovering Lesbian Herstory Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 5: Womens Work Womens Work and Our Study of Women Across Cultures Womens Unpaid Labor Womens Paid Labor The Gender Pay Gap Gender Job Segregation Part-Time Workers Gender Wage Discrimination Remedies for the Gender Pay Gap Cross-Cultural Variation in the Gender Pay Gap The Glass Ceiling Gender Stereotypes Organizational Practices Responsibilities to Home and Family State Maternity Leave and Child-Care Policies Sexual Harassment Defining Sexual Harassment Prevalence of Sexual Harassment Causes of Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment Interventions Self-Employed Women Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 6: Women and Development Background Development Terminology Colonial History Conditions in Developing Nations Feminist Concerns with the Development Process Women in Development Approach (WID) Income-Generating Projects Labor Saving Technologies Providing Women Access to Development Resources Gender and Development Approach (GAD) GAD As Envisioned by Southern Hemisphere Feminists Development Agencies and GAD Women, the Environment, and Sustainable Development Sustainability Basics Effects of Environmental Degradation on Women The Role of Women in Sustainable Development Women and Environmental Activism Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 7: Women and Globalization The Effects of Globalization on Women Womens Work in the Transnational Factory The Global Economy and Womens Migration Domestic Service Mail-order Brides Womens Work in the Global Sex Trade Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 8: Women and Religion Common Feminist Critiques of Religion Masculine God Language Sexism in Religious Texts Sex-Segregated Religious Practices Reformist Efforts in Feminist Theology Women and The Worlds Major Religions Hinduism Buddhism Islam Judaism Christianity Revolutionary Feminist Theology Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 9: Women in Politics Women Voters, Legislators, and Cabinet Members Voting Parliaments, Congresses and Cabinets Barriers to Womens Presence in Formal Politics Female Heads of State Paths to Power Political Surrogate Path to Power Political Insider/Climber Path to Power Political Outsider Path to Power Leadership Style Advocacy of Womens Issues Role of Gender in the Perception of Female World Leaders Increasing Womens Participation in Formal Politics Women in Informal Politics: Social and Protest Movements Womens Action Around Economic Issues Womens Action Around Nationalist and Racial/Ethnic Issues Womens Action Around Humanistic/Nurturing Issues Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 10: Gender Equality Movements Forces Operating Against Womens Activism Early Assumptions About Womens Movements Diversity in Use of the Feminist Label Different Strands of Womens Movements The Journey to Gender Equality Differs Cross-Culturally Womens Movements in Response to Different Issues Effect of Local Political and Economic Conditions Womens Movements Arising From Class Struggles Womens Movements in Tandem with Nationalist Struggles Nationalist Struggles May Not Enhance Gender Equality Gender Equality is Often Subordinated to Other Issues The State and Feminism State Feminism Debate about the Role of the State Examples of State Feminism China Kenya Norway Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Chapter 11: Womens Rights As Human Rights Womens Rights As Human Rights The United Nations General Description The UNs Contribution to Gender Equality The UNs World Womens Conferences Some Important UN Conventions and Treaties Regarding Womens Rights Challenges to a Womens Human Rights Agenda Moving From Visibility to Accountability Bringing Womens Rights Into Mainstream Human Rights Respecting Cultural Diversity While Promoting Universal Human Rights Conclusion Study Questions Discussion Questions and Activities Activist Websites of Interest Informational Websites of Interest Action Opportunities Appendix Glossary References Index