TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rodriguez,Eunice
AU  - Wejnert,Barbara
TI  - Enabling gender equality: future generations of the global world 
T2  - Research in political sociology
SN  - 9781785605666
AV  - HQ1237 
U1  - 305.3 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Bingley
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
KW  - Sex discrimination against women
KW  - Women in development
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Discrimination & Race Relations
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Minority Studies
KW  - Society & culture: general
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Political science & theory
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Editorial Advisory Board; Part I Gender Challenges in the Global System; Turning Globalization and the Diffusion of Democracy into Opportunities for Women and Girls; Abstract; Introduction; Gender Equality, Democracy, and Globalization; Methodology: Data and Longitudinal Hierarchical Models; Research Findings; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Women's Portrait through Gender Lenses; Abstract; Notes; References; Part II Gender Challenges at Work: Policies and Practices; Sexual Harassment against Women in the Workplace: A Critical Study on the Regulatory Framework in Sri LankaAbstract; Introduction; Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; Related Penal Laws in Sri Lanka; Civil Law Regime; Sexual Harassment against Women in the Workplace as a Human Rights Violation; Conclusion; Notes; References; Gender, Power, and Knowledge: Deciphering the Dialectics of Inclusion-Exclusion in Academia in India; Abstract; Research Objectives; Methodology; Why Gender Gap Persist in the India's Academic World; Academic Culture and Gender Exclusion-Inclusion; Conclusion: Emerging TrendsReferences; Trauma and Fear of Long-Distance Mothering among Indonesian Female Migrant Domestic Workers; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology and Study Site; Narratives of Trauma and Fear; Narrative 1: Leaving Her Own Children Behind; Narrative 2: Who Takes Care of Her Children; Narrative 3: The Work of Taking Care of Another Woman's Children; Coping Strategies for Trauma and Fear; The Repression of Emotion; The Rationalization of Distance; The Attempt to Be Optimistic; Narratives of Daughters; Narratives of Agencies; Conclusion and Recommendations; Notes; References; Job Loss, Unemployment Benefits, and Mental Health of Middle-Aged US WomenAbstract; Introduction; Data and Measures; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79); Mental Health; Job Loss; Unemployment Benefits; Covariates; Methods; Sample Construction; Statistical Analysis; Results; Job Loss; Unemployment Benefits; Discussion; References; Filling the Void with Food: Urban Gardens as Safe Spaces and Alternatives to Vacant Land; Abstract; Introduction: Food Insecurity; Identity and Food Insecurity; Insufficiency of Large-Scale Agribusiness; The Threats of Vacant Land; Urban Gardens As Components of NetworksA Brief History of Urban Gardens; Methodology/Approach; Findings; Research Limitations; Findings: Urban Gardens As Safe Spaces and Catalysts for Positive Change; Conclusion: Policies That Can Cultivate and Sustain Change; References; Part III Gender Challenges in Families; Social Neglect and Oppression of Widows in Rural India: Need for Social, Economic and Policy Implications; Abstract; Methodology and Tools; Results; Discussion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Gender and Social Exclusion: A Study of Farmers Widows of Vidarbha; Abstract
N2  - This volume of Research in Political Sociology addresses a broad range of gender equality issues from women's status and opportunities at work, education, health, political participation, community involvement and global migration
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