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9789812309556 Academic Inspection Copy

Gender Trends in Southeast Asia

Women Now, Women in the Future
  • ISBN-13: 9789812309556
  • Publisher: ISEAS
    Imprint: ISEAS
  • Edited by Theresa W. Devasahayam
  • Price: AUD $75.99
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  • Local release date: 30/03/2010
  • Format: Hardback (228.00mm X 152.00mm) 115 pages Weight: 316g
  • Categories: Gender studies: women [JFSJ1]South East Asia [1FM]
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As a region, Southeast Asia has undergone enormous economic and social changes in the last few decades. Women as a collective have seen their lives transformed as a result of rapid development and economic growth. In exploring the progress made by Southeast Asian men and women, this book seeks to answer the following questions: (a) In what areas have women been able to achieve parity with men? (b) In what areas do women encounter specific disadvantages based on their gender as compared with men? and (c) How have women's concerns and problems been addressed by the governments in this region with the aim of encouraging gender equality? As the title of this book suggests, the chapters provide an analysis of the broad trends - including changes and continuities - in the experiences, interests and concerns of Southeast Asian women. The chapters examine the trends related to women in the following arenas: the family, economic participation, politics, health, and religion. In some arenas, the trends reflect the disadvantages women face, which in turn have led to gender gaps; in other areas, women's progress has been found to eclipse that of the men, although this tends to be the exception.
List of Contributors; Foreword by K. Kesavapany; Message by Yu-Foo Yee Shoon; 1. Introduction: Women in Southeast Asia: Changes and Continuities by Theresa W. Devasahayam; 2. Women, Marriage and Family in Southeast Asia by Gavin W. Jones; 3. Gender Trends in Migration and Employment in Southeast Asia by Bernadette P. Resurreccion; 4. Has Gender Analysis been Mainstreamed in the Study of Southeast Asian Politics? by Susan Blackburn; 5. Gender Mainstreaming In Health: Mainstream or ""Off-Stream""? by Rashidah Shuib; 6. Politicisation of Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia: Recent Developments and Impact on Women's Rights and Interreligious Relations by Maznah Mohamad.
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