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- English
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About this book
Addresses issues of concern in the area of women's studies, aiming to offer fresh perspectives on sexuality, paid work, the development process, equal opportunities legislation, lesbian history and women's writing. The book is also concerned with the politics and practice of women's studies.
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Subtopic
Education GeneralIndex
Social SciencesIndex
Aaron, Jane 1
AAWORD 107
abortion 130
abuse, sexual see sexual abuse
Adamik, Maria 130
addressees 186–9, 191, 192
Adkins, Lisa 1(nl), 179, 180
adolescence 87–8, 91–2, 93–5
affirmative action 137–43
resistance to 138, 139, 140–1
age, as category of workers 139, 179
AIDS see HIV/AIDS
airline stewardesses 178
Albania 125, 129
Alberti, Johanna 161
Alcoff, Linda 192
Algeria 118
alliances 55, 57
Altman, Dennis 161
Amadiume, Ifi 52
Ang, Ien 23
anti-abortion movements 130
anti-discrimination legislation 7, 37, 134–44
assumptions 135, 136–7
cases under 135–7
enforcement 135
men using 136
and sexual harassment 139–40
see also United Nations, Conventions
appearance(s)
assumptions based on 22
and employment 179
lesbian community and 69–70
oppression of 65–7, 68, 69–70
and self-image 65–7, 68
Ardill, Susan 83
art, pornography and 78, 82
Asch, A. 62–3, 67, 69
assumptions 22, 23
of anti-discrimination legislation 135, 136–7
of expertise in identity-related fields 52
Athens, classical, sexual power in 76, 79, 81, 83
Atwood, Margaret 186–7, 191
Australia 134–44
autobiography 22, 162
autonomy 58
Badri, H.K. 116
Bakhtin, Mikhail 184–6, 189–90
Bandarage, A. 104
Bangladesh 117–18
Barrett, M. 64, 174, 176
Barron, A. 139
Bart, Pauline 76
Bartky, Sandra Lee 77
Bauer, Dale 186
Becker, E.F. 62
Beechey, V. 181
Behrend, Hanna 131
Berger, John 77, 83
Berlin 131
Besant, Annie 164
Bibi, Sa...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Working Out: New Directions for Women’s Studies
- Section I The Politics and Practice of Women’s Studies
- Section II Commonalities and Differences
- Section III International Feminisms
- Section IV Theories and Methods
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
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