| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction; Glenda Tibe Bonifacio Part One: Movements, Spaces and Right 1, Knitting the Feminist Self: Craftivism, Yarn-Bombing and the Navigation of Feminist Spaces; Sonja Boon and Beth Pentney 2, Emergence of Intersectional Activist Feminism in Brazil: The Interplay of Local and Global Contexts; Marlise Matos and Solange Simões 3, Countering Renewed Patriarchal Commitments in the Institutional Catholic Church: Feminist Perspectives among Women Religious in Canada; Christine Gervais and Amanda Watson Part Two: Inclusion, Equity and Policies 4, Preserving Patriarchy: Birthright, Citizenship and Gender in Nepal; Jill Allison 5, Gender Inequality in Swedish Legislation of Sámi Reindeer Herding; Ebba Olofsson 6, Turkish Divorcees and Need for Woman-Friendly Policies; Aylin Akpinar 7, Gender Equality Education and Media Literacy: Primary Prevention Strategies in New Zealand; Panteá Farvid Part Three: Reproductive Labour, Work and Economy 8, |
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Child Care and Feminism in Canada; Lisa Pasolli 9, Service Work as Reproductive Labor: A Feminist Political Economy of Filipino Migrant Hotel Workers in Rural Manitoba; Catherine Bryan 10, Endemic Sexism in the Canadian Workplace: Systematic Support for Sexual Aggression Against Female Workers; Ada L. Sinacore and Barbara A. Morningstar 11, Excluded while Included: Women Mineworkers in South Africa's Platinum Mines; Asanda Benya Part Four: Health, Culture and Violence 12, The Gender of Pregnancy; Michelle Walks 13, 'It Doesn't Match My Blood': Contraceptive Side Effects and Kassena Women in Northern Ghana; Lauren Wallace 14, Problematizing Fertility Decline without Women's Empowerment in Turkey; Miki Suzuki Him 15, Intimate Partner Violence and Poverty: Malaysian Indian Women in Penang, Malaysia; Premalatha Karupiah and Parthiban S |
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Gopal 16, Becoming a 'Real Man' is a Feminist Issue; Sigal Oppenhaim-Shachar Part Five: Sports and Bodies 17, Ghostly (Dis)Appearances: Sport, Gender and Feminism in Canada; Carly Adams and Jason Laurendau 18, Physical Education in Israel: Teachers' Talk of Girl Bodies; Ornit Ramati and Orly Benjamin 19, Basketball Diary; Jocelyn Thorpe |
| Summary |
This collection examines the ongoing shared struggles of diverse groups of women in Canada and beyond focusing on a diverse range of themes to explore the centrality of gender and feminist praxis in western and non-western contexts |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Feminism -- 21st century
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Women -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Feminism -- Canada
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Feminism -- International cooperation.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Feminism
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Feminism -- International cooperation
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Women -- Social conditions
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Canada
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bonifacio, Glenda Tibe, editor
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| ISBN |
9781787144835 |
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1787144836 |
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9781787149434 |
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1787149439 |
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