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Women Across Cultures: A Global Perspective by Shawn Meghan Burn

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Women Across Cultures examines contemporary women's issues and empowerment from a global perspective. Gender inequality is examined as a historical sociocultural phenomenon within the context of interlocking systems of inequality such as racism, colonialism, and economic injustice. A strong emphasis is given to the variety of approaches and actions women take to promote gender equality and to influence women's progress. The influence of intersectional and contextual factors on women's issues, activism, and movements are a key focus of the text

Chapter 1 Introduction to Global Women's Studies

Chapter 2 Women's Lower Status and Power

Chapter 3 Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights

Chapter 4 Women's Sexuality and Sexual Rights

Chapter 5 Women's Work

Chapter 6 Women, Development, and Environmental Sustainability

Chapter 7 Women and Globalization

Chapter 8 Women and Religion

Chapter 9 Women and Politics

Chapter 10 Women's Movements

Appendix

Glossary

Index

About the Author

Shawn Meghan Burn

Shawn Meghan Burn, PhD is a feminist social psychologist specializing in the application of psychology to understand and treat a variety of individual, group, organizational, and societal problems. She believes in empowering people with psychological theory and research. She is the author of four books and many research articles and writes a blog (Presence of Mind)for Psychology Today. Many of her publications focus on gender and women’s issues and she is an American Psychological Association Fellow in Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women). She is Professor Emerita at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA, USA.  

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