Promises of empowerment : women in Asia and Latin America

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Promises of empowerment : women in Asia and Latin America

edited by Peter H. Smith, Jennifer L. Troutner, and Christine Hünefeldt

Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, c2004

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Introduction : Empowering women : agency, structure, and comparative perspective / Jennifer L. Troutner and Peter H. Smith
  • Many paths to power : women in contemporary Asia / Irene Tinker
  • Climbing the pyramids of power : alternative routes to women's empowerment and activism / Rae Lesser Blumberg
  • From the personal to the political : women activists in Japan / Tokuko Ogai
  • Feminism and the transition to democracy in Chile / Marcela Ríos Tobar
  • Women and economic crisis : Mexico and Thailand / Voravidh Charoenloet and Flor de Lis Vásquez Muñoz
  • Women, poverty, and survival of the household : Peru / Carolina Trivelli
  • Women in the business world : Japan in comparative perspective / Sanae Kora
  • Women and the Internet in China / Bu Wei
  • Social codes and gender roles : schoolbooks in Korea and Mexico / Hwa Soo Chung
  • Women and cinema in Mexico / Norma Iglesias
  • Gender and sexuality on television : Japan and Brazil / Mauro Neves Jr.
  • Conclusion : States, markets, and patterns of empowerment / Christine Hünefeldt

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Description

How and to what degree are women worldwide gaining and using power? This book offers the first genuinely comparative assessment of this key question by exploring the conditions, actions, and accomplishments of women in Latin America and Asia. Encompassing 60 percent of the world's population and experiencing far-reaching transformations, these two regions offer a vital window into our understanding of the experiences of women globally. Revealing both basic similarities and fundamental differences, this volume offers thoughtful insights about the changing conditions of women, on the one hand, and, on the other, about patterns of social change throughout Asia and Latin America.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction: Empowering Women: Agency, Structure, and Comparative Perspective Part 3 Politics and the Public Arena Chapter 4 Many Paths to Power: Women in Contemporary Asia Chapter 5 Climbing the Pyramids of Power: Alternative Routes to Women's Empowerment and Activism Chapter 6 From the Personal to the Political: Women Activists in Japan Chapter 7 Feminism and the Transition to Democracy in Chile Part 8 At Work and at Home Chapter 9 Women and Economic Crisis: Mexico and Thailand Chapter 10 Women, Poverty, and Survival of the Household: Peru Chapter 11 Women in the Business World: Japan in Comparative Perspective Chapter 12 Women and the Internet in China Part 13 Constructions and Representations Chapter 14 Social Codes and Gender Roles: Schoolbooks in Korea and Mexico Chapter 15 Women and Cinema in Mexico Chapter 16 Gender and Sexuality on Television: Japan and Brazil Chapter 17 Conclusion: States, Markets, and Patterns of Empowerment

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