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The Global Status of Women and Girls: A Multidisciplinary Approach fosters inquiries into the complex and multifocal issues faced by women and girls around the world, both historically and today. It not only asks key questions related to public policy, but also it unearths the forces that created these current dilemmas. Through the multidisciplinary study of past and present, contributors take on policy conversations benefiting the global community. This book will appeal to any scholar interested in communication and gender studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Introduction
Dawn Hutchinson & Lori Underwood
Chapter 1: Dressing the Wound: Dynamics of Sexual Abuse and Recovery within Religious Enclaves"
Carolyn Stauffer & Bridget Mullins
Chapter 2: Ecofeminism: An Analysis
Lida Sarafrazarpatapeh
Chapter 3: Feminization of Poverty in Pakistan: Sociological Analysis
Hamadullah Kakepoto
Chapter 4: Multi-Culturalism and Feminism in Arab-American Poetry: Struggling against Stereotypes
Nadia Mohammed
Chapter 5: Women Religious Working Toward a More Just Women's Health Care System
Dawn Hutchinson
Chapter 6: Matrilineal-Matrilocal Arrangements May End Trafficking in Women and Children
Yasuko Sato
Chapter 7: Gender Representation in Indian Films: A Response to 'Gender Bias Without Borders
Rebecca Peters
Chapter 8: Perspectives on the Facets of Status of Women in India
Simi Mehta
Chapter 9: Do Muslim Village Girls Need Saving? Critical Reflections on Gender and Childhood Suffering in International Aid
Rania Kassab Sweis
Chapter 10: Women, Agriculture, and Food Security
Josefa Carandang
About the Editors and Contributors
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Lori Underwood is professor of philosophy and director of the College of Arts and Humanities at Christopher Newport University.Dawn Hutchinson is senior lecturer of philosophy and religion at Christopher Newport University.Dawn Hutchinson is senior lecturer of philosophy and religion at Christopher Newport University.Lori Underwood is professor of philosophy and director of the College of Arts and Humanities at Christopher Newport University.
Zusammenfassung
This volume examines the complex issues faced by women and girls around the world, both historically and today. Its multidisciplinary focus will appeal to any scholar interested in communication and gender studies.
