In Latin America, gender is a fundamental dimension of virtually every aspect of contemporary social, economic, and political life. "Gender in Latin America" is a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of gender in the region at the start of the twenty-first century. The authors draw on a wide range of research, including their own field-based expertise, to illuminate the importance of diversity in gender in this region. Debunking traditional stereotypes, the book charts changes and continuities in gender roles, relations and identities associated with the growing evidence produced by...
In Latin America, gender is a fundamental dimension of virtually every aspect of contemporary social, economic, and political life. "Gender in Lati...
The late 20th Century saw -men and masculinities- become an increasingly widely-debated theme in gender and development circles, as well as in the wider world of the media, where there is much talk of -men in crisis-, -troubled masculinities-, and 'men at risk'. While the 1970s and 1980s were marked by an unprecedented focus on women among activists, scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers, a perceptibly larger share of the spotlight on gender has since fallen on men. Although women continue to bear a disproportionate share of material, social, and civil disadvantage, trends identified in...
The late 20th Century saw -men and masculinities- become an increasingly widely-debated theme in gender and development circles, as well as in the wid...
Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South. This is one of the first books to detail the challenges facing poorer segments of the female population who commonly reside in 'slums'. It explores the variegated disadvantages of urban poverty and slum-dwelling from a gender perspective.
This book revolves around conceptualisation of the 'gender-urban-slum interface' which explains key elements to understanding women's experiences in slum...
Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of the...
