The ten papers in Gender Realities: Local and Global document the
types of work in which women engage, and gender equity issues they
face. They show both the importance of considering the uniqueness
of cultural contexts for understanding and resolving problems and
how global interdependence affects local gender realities. The
papers fall into two broad and overlapping categories: gender, work
and development, and gender and discrimination. Papers related to
particular settings focus on the resettlement of villagers in
Lesotho, the development of welfare policies in Puerto Rico, the
experiences of fishery workers in Newfoundland and of immigrants to
Maritime Canada, decisions made by retired couples in the United
States, problems faced by academics in Finnish universities,
classroom interaction in Canadian law schools, and attitudes of and
about school children in Nepal. Other papers examine the role of
gender in the informal economy worldwide and the globalization of
sexual harassment.
Authors based in the United States, Canada and Finland employ a
variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods including
extensive field work, interviews, surveys, and literature reviews.
An introduction by the editors relates the papers to one another
and to broad gender themes. Each paper includes an extensive
reference list and the volume index allows readers to track
specific topics from one paper to the next.
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