Women and community action : local and global perspectives
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Women and community action : local and global perspectives
Policy Press, 2019
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-270) and index
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Description
Although several decades of feminist social action have made significant progress to the social, economic and political condition of many women, change has been uneven and there remain considerable advancements to be made globally. This valuable third edition updates some of the perennial issues that women face for today and looks at new arenas of difficulty, including digital exclusion, sustainable community development and environmental justice.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Community, an Undervalued Women's Space
- Creating and Recreating Communities as Gendered Entities
- Women and Social Action: Social Change at the Individual Level
- Women and Social Action: Social Change through Group Activities and Networks
- Social Change through Collective Action: Campaigns and Mass Mobilizations
- Feminist Action in the Workplace
- Increasing Women's Position in Parliament, Governance and Decision-making structures
- Sustainable Community Development
- International Policy Change and Mainstreaming Women's Actions in Communities
- Conclusions.
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