The Political Economy of Gender in the Twentieth-Century Caribbean.
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TextSeries: International Political Economy SerPublisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2001Copyright date: ©2001Description: 1 online resource (231 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780230508163Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Political Economy of Gender in the Twentieth-Century CaribbeanDDC classification: 305.42/09729 LOC classification: JA1-92Online access: Click to View (unlimited access) Summary: Eudine Barriteau exposes the precarious position of women in twentieth century Caribbean societies through analyzing the operations of gender systems. She reveals the absence of gender justice and equity, and demonstrates that after twenty-five years of policies on women, Caribbean societies still have not confronted the fundamental problem of women's subordination and the conditions that maintain this. The strategies used by developing states to focus on women are criticised as inadequate and it is recommended that state and society pay more attention to understanding the lives of women.
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Eudine Barriteau exposes the precarious position of women in twentieth century Caribbean societies through analyzing the operations of gender systems. She reveals the absence of gender justice and equity, and demonstrates that after twenty-five years of policies on women, Caribbean societies still have not confronted the fundamental problem of women's subordination and the conditions that maintain this. The strategies used by developing states to focus on women are criticised as inadequate and it is recommended that state and society pay more attention to understanding the lives of women.
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