Women's Activism in Malaysia

Voices and Insights
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-07692-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 103 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 157 g

In this book, the author draws on over a decade of first-hand experience as an academic-activist and on interviews with women in Malaysia’s women’s rights movement. Despite a considerable array of challenges to their participation in the public and political spheres, the movement is especially vibrant. Presenting insights from feminist activists in Malaysia, the book explores the Women’s Candidacy Initiative’s efforts to promote independent women in Parliament; the work of women’s coalition the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality; how activists understand and experience the concept of feminism; and finally the place of men in feminism.

Women’s Activism in Malaysia will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including gender studies, politics and sociology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Julian C. H.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Malaysian Feminists on Feminism and Authenticity.- 3. The Women’s Candidacy Initiative.- 4. Voices from The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality.- 5. Supporting Feminism as a Man: By Way of a Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Julian C. H. Lee is Senior Lecturer in Global Studies in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia.