ISBN:
9789811611742
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (157 pages)
Series Statement:
Sustainable Development Goals Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.42
Keywords:
Women's studies
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Gender and Education
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- 1 Setting the Scene: What Is the Gender Gap and How Will It Be Explored? -- Abstract -- 1.1 Contextualizing This Volume -- 1.2 How This Book Started -- 1.3 About the Methodological Approach for Crafting This Volume -- 1.4 About Feminist Research Methodologies -- 1.5 Our Guiding Principles -- 1.5.1 Interdisciplinary -- 1.5.2 Intersectionality -- 1.5.3 Intentionality -- 1.6 Outlining the Structure of the Book and the Chapters' Focus -- 1.6.1 Section 1: The Gender Gap in Labor Markets and Politics -- 1.6.2 Section 2: Culture and the Gender Gap -- 1.6.3 Section 3: The Motherhood Gap -- References -- 2 Femininity in Dispute: Perspectives of a Comparative Study of Professional Women in Puebla and Barcelona -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Methodological Approach -- 2.3 Managing Like a (Male) Boss -- 2.4 Gendered Processes in Ongoing Interactions: A Cross-context Comparison -- 2.5 Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Socio-demographic profile of the participating women -- References -- 3 Aspirational Mobilities and the Gender Gap: The Experiences of Skilled Mexican Women in a Childcare-Based Cultural Exchange -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Who Cares? Why Care Matter? -- 3.3 Au Pair Participants as Providers of Care Work in the USA -- 3.4 Skilled Mexican Women in a Cultural Exchange -- 3.5 Making Visible Non-recognized Labor -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Overview of Mexican Participants from the Au Pair Program -- References -- 4 Gender Parity in Political Representation: Advancing Descriptive Representation and Confronting Challenges Permeated by Gender, Class and Ethnicity. The Case of Mexico and Bolivia -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Mexican Women's Political Rights -- 4.2.1 Intersectionality -- 4.2.2 Entering into the Era of Affirmative Action -- 4.2.3 Wrapping Up: Challenges and Strategies.
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