Women Divided

Gender, Religion and Politics in Northern Ireland
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-415-13766-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Reihe: Routledge International Studies of Women and Place

The ongoing Irish peace process has renewed interest in the current social and political problems of Northern Ireland. In bringing together the issues of gender and inequality, Women Divided, a title in the International Studies of Women and Place series, offers new perspectives on women's rights and contemporary political issues.
Women Divided argues that religious and political sectarianism in Northern Ireland has subordinated women. A historical review is followed by an analysis of the contemporary scene-- state, market (particularly employment patterns), family and church--and the role of women's movements. The book concludes with an in-depth critique of the current peace process and its implications for women's rights in Northern Ireland, arguing that women's rights must be a central element in any agenda for peace and reconciliation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sales, Rosemary

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Politische Geographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables, Glossary, Acknowledgements, Maps, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 THE RISE AND FALL OF STORMONT, 3 EXPLAINING THE CONFLICT, 4 BRITISH POLICY UNDER DIRECT RULE, 5 SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS, 6 EMPLOYMENT INEQUALITY IN THE 1990s, 7 ENGENDERING CHANGE, 8 WOMEN AND THE ‘PEACE PROCESS’, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rosemary Sales is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Middlesex University.