Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia [electronic resource] /
Alston, M.editor.
A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political activism and gender inequalities.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Women, Political Struggles and Activism - Exploring the Lives of Women in South Asia; Section I Gender-based Violence in South Asia; 2 Responding to Rape: Feminism and Young Middle-Class Women in India; 3 Gendered Violence: Forms, Incidence and Legislation in India; 4 To Be a Woman in Pakistan: Stories of Struggle and Survival; 5 Women in Bangladesh: Invisible Heroes in the Economy and Society; 6 Intergenerational Prostitution in India: How a Cultural Practice Constitutes Sex Trafficking
Section II Activism, Resistance and Empowerment7 Powerful Predators: A Kathmandu Perspective; 8 Living on the Edge: Mapping Homeless Women's Mobilization in Kolkata, India; 9 Money Where the Mouth Is: Women, Capital and a Land Rights Movement; 10 Linking Traditions of Resistance; Section III Politics, Leadership and Representation; 11 Substantive Representation and Violence Against Women (VAW) in Pakistan; 12 The Intersection of the Public and the Private for Pashtun Women in Politics; 13 Creating Spaces for Change: Santali Women's Role in Local Level Politics in Rural India
14 Women's Transformational Leadership in Bangladesh: Potentials and Challenges15 Women, Politics and Patriarchy: A Case of Bangladesh; 16 Conclusion; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political activism and gender inequalities.
Ethnology—Asia.
Economic development.
Social change.
Sociology.
Political science.
Political communication.
Asian Culture.
Development and Social Change.
Gender Studies.
Political Science.
Political Communication.
Sociology, general.