In this provocative study of poor women's organizations in Peru in
the 1990s, Jelke Boesten raises most of the fundamental issues of
transnational feminism and development facing the world today.
Focusing on reproductive rights, domestic violence, and poverty
relief, Intersecting Inequalities examines some of the ways in
which women's local organizations in the global South, particularly
in Peru, have wrestled with authoritarian and violent governments,
tangled with women's national and international nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs), and faced down mates and other family members
who wanted to maintain existing social relations. Avoiding easy
answers, Boesten points to some of the successes and pitfalls in
seeking health care, freedom from violence, and adequate food
supplies to show how women's groups can promote either progressive
or right-wing political policies. This gripping book is a must-read
for historians of transnational feminism, policy makers, leaders of
NGOs, and others hoping to create new institutions to solidify
social citizenship and justice for women around the world. --Temma
Kaplan, Rutgers University, author of Crazy for Democracy: Women in
Grassroots Movements and Taking Back the Streets: Women, Youth, and
Direct Democracy. ""Intersecting Inequalities is an innovative,
nuanced exploration of women's organizations and state policy
frameworks in contemporary Peru. By using the lens of
intersectionality to frame her study, Boesten provides us with a
remarkable account of how gender, race, ethnicity, and class
intersect to (re)produce marginality in the lives of indigenous and
mestiza women as they interact with public institutions, NGOs, and
even feminists. Her interdisciplinary approach challenges the very
foundations of traditional social science fields and begs us to ask
pressing questions about how neocolonial societal institutions and
neoliberal policy processes continue to stratify Latin American
societies and create irreconcilable differences among women--the
supposed beneficiaries of modern feminism."" --Amy Lind, University
of Cincinnati. As the only male head of state to address the Fourth
World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, Alberto Fujimori
projected an image as a promoter of progressive policies to improve
the condition of women, especially the poor, in society. And indeed
the Peruvian government did pursue such policies during his tenure
in such areas as poverty relief, population control, and domestic
violence. These policies are used as case studies in this book to
examine the relationship between gender/race/class/ethnic divisions
and the state in its project of nation-building. This investigation
reveals that policy meant to further womens development and
emancipation often reproduced the marginality it was supposed to
fight and depicts the strategies women developed to negotiate with
and challenge the state.
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Imprint: |
Pennsylvania State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2010 |
First published: |
May 2010 |
Authors: |
Jelke Boesten
(Lecturer, Social Development and Human Security, School of Politics and International Studies)
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-271-03670-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
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Humanities >
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LSN: |
0-271-03670-2 |
Barcode: |
9780271036700 |
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