Global perspectives on gender equality reversing the gaze / edited by Naila Kabeer and Agneta Stark ; with Edda Magnus.
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2008. |
| Description | xvii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Kabeer, Naila. |
| Other author/creator | Stark, Agneta, 1946- |
| Other author/creator | Magnus, Edda, 1976- |
| Other author/creator | Sweden. Expert Group on Development Issues. |
| Series | Routledge/UNRISD research in gender and development ; 3 Routledge/UNRISD research in gender and development ; 3. ^A757700 |
| Contents | Introduction : reversing the gaze / Naila Kabeer, Edda Magnus, and Agneta Stark -- The transition to mass literacy : comparative insights from Sweden and Pakistan / Haris Gazdar -- Gender and the family in public policy : a comparative view of Argentina and Sweden / Elizabeth Jelin -- Maternalist politics in Norway and the Islamic Republic of Iran / Shahra Razavi -- Challenging the male norm of employment : evidence from Sweden, Norway, and Hungary / Beata Nagy -- Sexual politics and social policy : Swedish policy reviewed / Ramya Subrahmanian -- "Women are like boats" : discourse, policy, and collective action in Sweden and India / Seema Arora-Jonsson -- Quotas and interest representation : South Africa and Sweden in comparative perspective / Shireen Hassim -- What's in that little book? Gender statistics and the Nordic road map toward evidence-based policies in Africa / Bola Akanji -- Institutionalising equality : putting gender issues at the centre in Mexico and Sweden / Francisco Cos-Montiel -- Don't disturb the men : a viable gender equality strategy? / Agneta Stark -- Passion, pragmatism, and the politics of advocacy : the Nordic experience through a "gender and development" lens / Naila Kabeer. |
| General note | "The Expert Group in Development Issues (EGDI)--P. [v]." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007025880 |
| ISBN | 9780415963497 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415963494 (hardback : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ 1237.5.S86 G56 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |