Women Across Cultures: Common Issues, Varied Experiences

ISBN-13: 9781108812788 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 75 str.

Hilary M. Lips

Opis

This Element examines the issues women have in common across cultures, despite differing contexts.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Who Counts as a Woman: Public and Private Identity; 3. Embodying Femininity: Issues of Beauty, Strength, Youth; 4. Sexuality and Reproduction; 5. Motherhood, and Family Roles; 6. Economic Participation and Power; 7. Violence; 8. Leadership, Power, and Feminist Activism; 9. Conclusion: Women as Shapers, Keepers, and Prisoners of Cultural Traditions?.