Women's Movementsand the Filipina - 1986-2008

Klappentext Explores a fundamental aspect of the feminist project in the Philippines: rethinking the Filipino woman. It focuses on how contemporary women's organisations have represented and refashioned the Filipina in their campaigns to improve women's status by locating her in history, society and politics; imagining her past, present and future; representing her in advocacy; and identifying strategies to transform her. Zusammenfassung This book of womens organizations and activism in the Philippines highlights their significant impact on contemporary Philippine society. The author explores the ways in which womens activism has initiated change in cultural attitudes toward women by destroying stereotypes and offering alternatives models.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mina Roces
• Editore: University of hawaii press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2012
• EAN: 9780824834999
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3499-9
• Pagine: 288
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche