The Framing of Women and WorkThe rigidity of sexual division of labour, the tendencies to undercount and devaluate women’s skills and contribution to the economy and the resultant differences in their economic positions vis-a-vis men is due to the overarching effect of patriarchy and its varied manifestations. Gendered notion... (Marginalization in Globalizing Delhi: Issues of Land, Livelihoods and Health)Women and WorkConventionally, women in literature are usually associated with domestic environment, childcare and housework. In our modern time, there have been s number of social changes and it is common nowadays for women to have a job and be financially independent. This subsection will investigate how women are... (Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World)Religious discourse in Persian literatureThe development of Iranian journalism brought about a change in Persian literary communication. Journalists expressed themselves in novel forms. Literary themes of the past were insufficient for contemporary concerns. Modernists sought to ‘replace flowery language, irrelevant fantasy, and crude humour... (Culture and Cultural Politics Under Reza Shah: The Pahlavi State, New Bourgeoisie and the Creation of a Modern Society in Iran)When the External Lever Does Not Work: The League of Arab StatesBoth Europe and Latin America are continents, in spite of their differences, where the external lever was effective in promoting and consolidating democracy. But not all regional organizations are equally successful. The League of Arab States (LAS) is an important case that shows the failure of a regional... (Global Governance from Regional Perspectives: A Critical View)'Body' and 'Self' Work: Conflicting Discourses?Feminist literature on the subject of cosmetic surgery and FGCS to date has complicated notions of ‘agency’ and ‘free choice’ in the postfeminist cultural context of intense visual and cultural objectification of women’s bodies (Braun 2009; Fraser 2003; Jones 2008; Wolf 1991). Feminists, following... (Aesthetic Labour: Rethinking Beauty Politics in Neoliberalism)Women in UN Peacebuilding DiscourseWomen have not been systematically included in the practices of peacebuilding. A decade ago, Hilary Charlesworth noted that “[t]he need to involve women in peace-building is regularly ignored by the UN and other international institutions,” citing Sanam Anderlini’s damning indictment of “the... (Gender, UN peacebuilding, and the politics of space : locating legitimacy)Women at workSally E. L. Coomber and Peter A. Harris Introduction Although nearly half the UK workforce is female, they differ from men in the jobs they do, the hours and patterns of work, and even their rates of pay. These factors impact on women’s health and fitness for work. This chapter considers fertility... (Fitness for work : the medical aspects)Muslim Women and Their RightsAbidah’s Perempuan Berkalung Sorban (Woman with a Turban Covering Her Neck) was first published in 2001. The publication of this novel was partly funded by Yayasan Kesejahteraan Fatayat (YKF), Yogyakarta, and the Ford Foundation (FF). It is stated in the introductions from both YKF and FF that... (Women, Religion, and the Gift: An Abundance of Riches)Leadership language of Middle Eastern women Using feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis to study women leaders in BahrainHaleema Al A'ali Introduction This chapter gives a comprehensive account of feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis (FPDA) as a method of linguistic enquiry, and explains the reasons behind using FPDA in my research of female leadership in Bahrain. It starts with an overview of the study and the... (The Routledge Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality)Women at work: Embroidering the Earth’s Mantle and the alchemical FeminineIn Embroidering the Earth’s Mantle, Varo further evoked the distress she experienced as a student in a Catholic convent. In this middle panel of her triptych, the girls from Toward the Tower are now at work in a tall tower weaving the garment of the world. Under the supervision of a spiritual... (Alchemy, Jung, and Remedios Varo: Cultural Complexes and the Redemptive Power of the Abjected Feminine) |