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The re-emergence of religion as a significant cultural, social and
political, force is not gender neutral. Tensions between claims for
women's equality and the rights of sexual minorities on one side
and the claims of religions on the other side are well-documented
across all major religions and regions. It is also well recognized
in feminist scholarship that gender identities and ethno-religious
identities work together in complex ways that are often exploited
by dominant groups. Hence, a more comprehensive understanding of
the changing role and influence of religion in the public sphere
more widely requires complex, multidisciplinary and comparative
gender analyses. Most recent discussion on these matters, however,
especially in Europe, has focused primarily on the perceived
subordinate status of Muslim women. These debates are a reminder of
the deep interrelation of questions of gender, identity, human
rights and religious freedom more generally. The relatively narrow
(albeit important) purview of such discussions so far, however,
underscores the need to extend the horizon of enquiry vis-a-vis
religion, gender and the public sphere beyond the binary of 'Islam
versus the West'. Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere moves
gender from the periphery to the centre of contemporary debates
about the role of religion in public and political life. It offers
a timely, multidisciplinary collection of gender-focused essays
that address an array of challenges arising from the changing role
and influence of religious organisations, identities, actors and
values in the public sphere in contemporary multicultural and
democratic societies.
The re-emergence of religion as a significant cultural, social and
political, force is not gender neutral. Tensions between claims for
women's equality and the rights of sexual minorities on one side
and the claims of religions on the other side are well-documented
across all major religions and regions. It is also well recognized
in feminist scholarship that gender identities and ethno-religious
identities work together in complex ways that are often exploited
by dominant groups. Hence, a more comprehensive understanding of
the changing role and influence of religion in the public sphere
more widely requires complex, multidisciplinary and comparative
gender analyses. Most recent discussion on these matters, however,
especially in Europe, has focused primarily on the perceived
subordinate status of Muslim women. These debates are a reminder of
the deep interrelation of questions of gender, identity, human
rights and religious freedom more generally. The relatively narrow
(albeit important) purview of such discussions so far, however,
underscores the need to extend the horizon of enquiry vis-a-vis
religion, gender and the public sphere beyond the binary of 'Islam
versus the West'. Religion, Gender and the Public Sphere moves
gender from the periphery to the centre of contemporary debates
about the role of religion in public and political life. It offers
a timely, multidisciplinary collection of gender-focused essays
that address an array of challenges arising from the changing role
and influence of religious organisations, identities, actors and
values in the public sphere in contemporary multicultural and
democratic societies.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the broad
spectrum of human rights issues and violations as they are
experienced by women and sexual minorities across civil, political,
social, economic, and/or cultural domains, in different regions,
countries, and contexts. It offers cogent summaries of concepts,
debates, and trends vital to understanding the field and informing
practice to advance the human rights of women. The book looks into
such issues as: persistent discrimination in political and economic
life; gender-based violence in public and private spheres;
obstacles to reproductive and maternal human rights; threats to
women human rights defenders; discrimination and violence against
LGBT people; violations of women's human rights in conflict
situations; and the nexus between sustainable development goals,
climate change, and the human rights of women. It also addresses
human rights violations in the name of culture or religion, and the
challenges in realising the human rights of girls. Finally, the
volume showcases effective strategies to advance the human rights
of women in the form of national remedial measures and through
engagement with international and regional human rights bodies and
mechanisms.
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