Women's rights
Subtitle: the public/private dichotomy
By: Jurate Motiejunaite, editor
Contributors: Motiejunaite, Jurate
Publisher: International Debate Education Association
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Women's rights; Feminism; Feminist theory
Description: "Women's rights: The Public/Private Dichotomy presents a series of essays on the impact of the public/private divide on women through history and around the world. The collection examines the different interpretations of the dichotomy, presents the divide in historical and contemporary perspective, and discusses the difficulties women face in protecting their rights in a world where they traditionally have been restricted to the domestic sphere."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: Definitions of public and private; title: Controversy in feminist theorizing : differing approaches to the public and the private / by Chris Baron and Liisa Past; title: Frontier politics : sex, gender, and the deconstruction of the public sphere / by Mary Ann Tétreault; title: Reviving the public/private distinction in feminist theorizing / by Tracy E. Higgins; title: Women's human rights; title: Women's human rights : an introduction / by Charlotte Bunch and Samantha Frost; title: A peace activist reflects on women's rights as human rights / by Rus Ervin Funk; title: Is multiculturalism bad for women? / by Susan Moller Okin; title: Public/private divide in historical and contemporary contexts; title: Gender and globalization / by Christine Chinkin; title: Worlds apart : public/private distinctions in international law / by Hilary Charlesworth; title: Engendering the political for feminism : citizenship and American motherhood / by Claire Buck; title: Lesbians, child custody, and the long lingering gaze of the law / by Jenni Millbank; title: Sexual harassment and the public/private dichotomy : equality, morality and manners / by Jenny Morgan; title: Sounds of silence : the public/private dichotomy, violence, and aboriginal women / by Jennifer Koshan