Women Land And Power In Asia

Author : Govind Kelkar,Maithreyi Krishnaraj
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000084320

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Women, Land and Power in Asia by Govind Kelkar,Maithreyi Krishnaraj Pdf

Across the world women constitute an integral part of the agricultural sector. This volume is based on feminist responses to farming women’s struggle for economic rights and social justice in Asia, and seeks to provide a greater understanding of the development consequences of women’s marginal, limited ownership rights to land and other productive assets. Using comprehensive analyses, quantitative and qualitative data, and case studies from India, China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and other countries of the Asia-Pacific region, this volume brings together scholars and activists engaged with women’s unmediated entitlement to land and productive assets. While generally taking a position in favour of asset redistribution, the volume addresses two major issues: first, the conflict between legal measures and socio-cultural norms, in a context where laws that seek to secure gender equality and women’s economic empowerment are often overruled by norms that favour men; and second, how changes in the global economy in relation to traditional farming practices have adversely impacted women’s rights, especially in regions where they previously enjoyed more customary rights in asset control and management. The book draws attention to issues of economic security, gender equitable access to resources and asset-building, human rights and law, land-based livelihoods, caste and ethnic diversity, and voices in the women’s movements. This book will be useful to policy makers, civil society organisations, researchers and students of gender and women’s studies, development studies, sociology, economics and agriculture.

Author : Yayori Matsui
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1856496260

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Women in the New Asia by Yayori Matsui Pdf

This remarkable book charts the effects of the economic boom on women across Asia. Yori Matsui, one of Japan's leading journalists, demonstrates how Asian women are confronting rapid economic developmentwhich is accompanied by widespread infringement of human rights. Analysing the lives of women in Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, China, Nepal, and Korea, the author explores * the impact of globalization - including the feminization of migration and an increase in the trafficking of women * sexual violence - from the 'comfort women' to child prostitution * development projects - the cause of mass deforestation and displacement of communities However she also describes women's credit co-ops, democratization movements and unionization of women workers. She meets women who have organised ant-logging blockades, literacy classes and campaighns against trafficking. She finds women across Asia resisiting the dictatorship od development, the feminization of poverty and patriarchal values. Throughout the continent she finds the seeds of hope for a new Asia.

Author : Bina Agarwal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521429269

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A Field of One's Own by Bina Agarwal Pdf

This is the first major study of gender and property in South Asia. In a pioneering and comprehensive analysis Bina Agarwal argues that the single most important economic factor affecting women's situation is the gender gap in command over property. In rural South Asia, the most significant form of property is arable land, a critical determinant of economic well-being, social status, and empowerment. But few women own land; fewer control it. Drawing on a vast range of interdisciplinary sources and her own field research, and tracing regional variations across five countries, the author investigates the complex barriers to women's land ownership and control, and how they might be overcome. The book makes significant and original contributions to theory and policy concerning land reforms, 'bargaining' and gender relations, women's status, and the nature of resistance.

Author : Krishna Sen,Maila Stivens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134710959

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Gender and Power in Affluent Asia by Krishna Sen,Maila Stivens Pdf

Gender and Power in Affluent Asia is the first major study to analyse the relatioships between gender and power that have accompanied the rise of Asian affluence.

Author : Louise P. Edwards,Mina Roces
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0472087517

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Women in Asia by Louise P. Edwards,Mina Roces Pdf

A handbook for understanding the situations of women in Asia today

Author : Indira Hirway
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198885979

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India Social Development Report 2023 by Indira Hirway Pdf

This report highlights that gender inequalities and women's subordination in India are caused by two formidable macro-structures: patriarchy and the exclusion of unpaid work from the macro-economy. The papers have explored pathways to break these structures gradually to achieve gender equality and empower women.

Author : Robert Orr Whyte,Pauline Whyte
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000612479

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The Women Of Rural Asia by Robert Orr Whyte,Pauline Whyte Pdf

This study looks at the social and economic status, family and workforce roles, and quality of life of women in the rural sectors of monsoonal and equatorial Asia, from Pakistan to Japan, where life often is characterized by unemployment, underemployment, and poverty.

Author : Sanjoy Hazarika,Reshmi Banerjee
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351608596

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Gender, Poverty and Livelihood in the Eastern Himalayas by Sanjoy Hazarika,Reshmi Banerjee Pdf

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Eastern Himalaya and the Mongoloid myth -- 2 Access to water and gender rights in India: contextualising the various debates through the study of a mountain village in Sikkim -- 3 Challenges to women as food and risk managers in the context of floods: a case study from Tinsukia -- 4 'Constructed' images of gender and gender roles in the Northeastern Himalayas: virtual and actual -- 5 Towards a research collaboration with indigenous communities in India -- 6 Female MGNREGA workers and poverty reduction in Sikkim -- 7 Coping with conflict: gendered narratives in the Mizo uprising -- 8 Women in the land of Jade: issues and interventions -- Index

Author : Smita Mishra Panda,Annapurna Devi Pandey,Supriya Pattanayak
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811697739

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Social Exclusion and Policies of Inclusion by Smita Mishra Panda,Annapurna Devi Pandey,Supriya Pattanayak Pdf

This book brings together cross-cultural perspectives on political economy of social exclusion and a critical view of policies of inclusion. The themes covered are political economy of social exclusion; inclusionary policy outcomes; persistent challenges to social exclusion and rethinking social exclusion and inclusion. The contexts are located in varied geographies including India, South East Asia, USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The book throws light on how, historically, social inclusion of various excluded communities has always been a part of nation building with varying results. Furthermore, it highlights how the terrain of social exclusion is becoming increasingly complex today. It provides the space to reimagine issues of inclusion and exclusion within the social policy landscape of a country. It provides ways to rethink policies of inclusion such that dialogue between the excluded and the state is enhanced, and the systems of seeking justice for a dignified life, peace and freedom are improved. It appeals to policy makers, academicians and practitioners of development and social policy studies, planning and governance in both developing and developed countries.

Author : Jean F. O'Barr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Power (Social sciences).
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039297796

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Perspectives on Power by Jean F. O'Barr Pdf

Author : John Peter Neelsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015029478743

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Gender, Caste, and Power in South Asia by John Peter Neelsen Pdf

This Book Makes A Distinct Contribution To Our Understanding Of The Changing Social Fabric In South Asian Countries. The Study Is Divided Into 3 Sections - Changing Power Structures And State Bureaucracies - Gender-On The Status Of Women In Society - Traditional Status, Interaction And Social Mobilization. Dust Cover Missing, Text Clean, Condition Good.

Author : Louise P. Edwards,Mina Roces
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105210717414

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Women in Asia: Women and political power by Louise P. Edwards,Mina Roces Pdf

Volume III ('Health and Sexuality') brings together the best-and most influential-scholarship on contentious themes such as the increasing imbalance in sex ratios in the region as a result of female infanticide, sex-selective abortions, and the kidnapping of wives. Research gathered in this volume also covers reproductive health; violence against women (e.g. female genital mutilation, dowry burnings, and honour killings); same-sex attraction and diverse gender identity; and medicine and health care (including work on traditional medicine and mental-health problems specific to women in the region, such as the high suicide rates in China and South Asia). The material collected in Volume IV ('Constructions of the Feminine') focuses on women in the family (e.g. gendered role expectations); women in religion; Western perceptions of Asian women (e.g. stereotypes of passivity); women in the arts; and official discourses on the feminine (such as the promotion by Asian governments of gender roles). Women in Asia is fully indexed and each of the four volumes has a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editors, which provides extended reading lists and places the material in its historical and intellectual context. It is an essential work of reference and is destined to be valued by scholars and students-as well as policy-makers and community activists-as a vital one-stop research resource

Author : Anuradha K. Rajivan
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211262860

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Power, Voice and Rights by Anuradha K. Rajivan Pdf

Women still confront multiple forms of discrimination in every Asia-Pacific country. Despite robust growth and progress on many fronts, gender inequality persists and deprives the region of a significant source of human potential. Countries in the region that have done the most to tap women's talents and capacities have traveled farthest on many aspects of human development. Countries that tolerate deep inequities fall short of equal citizenshipndash;and face social instability and economic loss, particularly acute amid global economic downturn. Today, Asia- Pacific stands at a crossroads. But with better institutions, openness to ideas, and more resources, the region is well equipped to achieve gender equality. This Report looks at three key opportunities for achieving gender equality-economics, politics and the law. Transforming institutions in all three areas, changing attitudes and assessing progress continually will open the door wide to rapid, far-reaching change for human development.

Author : Mahmoud Abubaker,Christopher Adam-Bagley
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527536203

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Muslim Women Seeking Power, Muslim Youth Seeking Justice by Mahmoud Abubaker,Christopher Adam-Bagley Pdf

This volume explores the two themes of equity in employment for Muslim women, and the identity and aspirations of Muslim youth in an age of Islamophobia in Western countries through conceptual and empirical studies of employment discrimination and alienation in the UK and the Netherlands. To these accounts are added a worldwide perspective on how women (and especially ethnic minority and Muslim women) experience, and try to overcome ethno-religious discrimination in entry to employment. The themes of Muslim women and youth struggling to survive are illustrated by accounts of teachers from Gaza who are providing ‘alternative families’ for children traumatised and orphaned through Israeli attacks. The idea of peaceful resistance, and Islamic patience in the face of persecution is developed throughout the book, and applied in a variety of settings.

Author : Grace V. S. Chin,Kathrina Mohd Daud
Publisher : Springer
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811070655

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The Southeast Asian Woman Writes Back by Grace V. S. Chin,Kathrina Mohd Daud Pdf

This collection of essays examines how Southeast Asian women writers engage with the grand narratives of nationalism and the modern nation-state by exploring the representations of gender, identity and nation in the postcolonial literatures of Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Bringing to light the selected works of overlooked local women writers and providing new analyses of those produced by internationally-known women authors and artists, the essays situate regional literary developments within historicized geopolitical landscapes to offer incisive analyses and readings on how women and the feminine are imagined, represented, and positioned in relation to the Southeast Asian nation.The book, which features both cross-country comparative analyses and country-specific investigations, also considers the ideas of the nation and the state by investigating related ideologies, rhetoric, apparatuses, and discourses, and the ways in which they affect women’s bodies, subjectivities, and lived realities in both historical and contemporary Southeast Asian contexts. By considering how these literary expressions critique, contest, or are complicit in nationalist projects and state-mandated agendas, the collection contributes to the overall regional and comparative discourses on gender, identity and nation in Southeast Asian studies.