- 176 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
Human Security is a development buzzword of the 1990s. To attain security people need to be safe from natural disasters, such as famine, and 'man-made' problems, such as unemployment. Women are a particularly insecure section of society with the impact of deprivation disproportionately shouldered by women throughout the developing world.
Searching for Security examines how economic, political and environmental factors have contributed to increased gender insecurity in the last decade. Analyzing the impacts of insecurity-inducing global changes on the lives of women throughout the developing world, the book discusses the gender responses to these changing circumstances from Africa to Malaysia, Hungary to the Caribbean.
By examining the impact of liberal economic policies, and to a lesser extent the impact of war, rape and environmental damage on the lives of women, this collection of essays makes a timely contribution to emerging policy efforts to recognize and address the issue of gender insecurity.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 SEARCHING FOR SECURITY: WOMEN’S RESPONSES TO ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATIONS
- 2 GLOBAL CHANGE AND INSECURITY: ARE WOMEN THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION?
- 3 THE RETREAT OF THE STATE IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN: THE IMPACT ON WOMEN AND THEIR RESPONSES
- 4 INFORMAL SOCIAL SECURITY IN AFRICA FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
- 5 IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH: GENDER ISSUES IN HEALTH POLICY AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1990s
- 6 HOW CAN HUNGARIAN WOMEN LOSE WHAT THEY HAVE NEVER HAD?
- 7 ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING IN MALAYSIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN WORKERS
- 8 TARGETING WOMAN-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS AND WOMAN-MAINTAINED FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- Index