Motherhood, Social Policies and Women's Activism in Latin America (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book is a critical resource for understanding the relationship between gender, social policy and women's activism in Latin America, with specific reference to Chile. Latin America's mother-centered kinship system makes it an ideal field in which to study motherhood and maternalism-the ways in which motherhood becomes a public policy issue. As maternalism embraces and enhances gender differences, it has been criticized for deepening gender inequalities. Yet invoking motherhood continues to offer an effective strategy for advancing women's living conditions and rights, and for women themselves to be present in the public sphere. In analyzing these important relationships, the contributors to this volume discuss maternal health, sexual and reproductive rights, labor programs, paid employment, women miners' unionization, housing policies, environmental suffering, and LGBTQ intimate partner violence.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies of the Americas
Release date:	July 2019
First published:	2020
Editors:	Alejandra Ramm • Jasmine Gideon
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-021401-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	3-03-021401-X
Barcode:	9783030214012

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