Gender inequality : a reference handbook / David E. Newton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newton, David E., author.

Series:

Contemporary world issues.

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Feminist theory.

Sex discrimination against women.

Sex role.

Women--Social conditions.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 pages).

Edition:

1st Edition.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2019.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Gender Inequality: A Reference Handbook discusses the role women have played throughout human history and play in the modern day, including both advances that have been made in the fight for equality and problems remaining to be solved. Gender Inequality: A Reference Handbook is divided into two parts. Chapters One and Two provide a historical background to the topic and a review of current issues and problems. The remaining chapters aid readers in continuing their own research on the topic, through an extended annotated bibliography, chronology, glossary, noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field, and important data and documents. This book covers the topic of gender inequality from the earliest pages of human history to the present day. It differs from other works in the field primarily because of the variety of resources provided, such as further reading, perspective essays on the topic, a historical timeline, and useful terms in the field. It is intended for readers of high school through the community college level, along with adult readers who may be interested in the topic. Provides readers with a history of the effects of patriarchy on women, one of the longest lasting and most consequential debates in human history. Summarizes the status of gender inequality in the modern world, with regard to its presence and effects in a variety of aspects of human life. Supplies abundant resources for further research on the topic by readers of all ages. Rounds out the author's expertise through perspective essays, giving readers a diversity of viewpoints on the topic.

Contents:

Background and history. Introduction ; Men and women; female and male ; Matriarchy and patriarchy ; Always male privilege? ; Opposing voices ; Cross-dressing ; The rise of feminism ; The Women's Rights Movement in the United States: 19th Century ; The lost constituency ; The battle continues ; The Progressive Era ; The Women's Movement in the United States, 1920-1960 ; The second wave of feminism ; Third wave feminism ; A fourth wave of feminism? ; Conclusion

Problems, controversies, and solutions. Introduction ; The Equal Rights Amendment ; Biology as destiny ; The workplace and pay inequities ; Solutions ; Gender inequality in the professions ; Gender inequality in sports ; Sexual harassment ; Gender inequality today ; Men's movement

Perspectives. Introduction ; Who's disadvantaged? / by Sandy Becker ; It's time to fix STEM / by Kathleen Frost ; Teaching sex education in Zambia changed my perspective of feminism / by Emily Hirsch ; Gender inequality in medical research / by Carolyn Hoemann ; Beyond gender equality: creating equity for people of all genders / by Lila Leatherman ; The impact of mentoring / by Maeve McCarthy, Stephen Cobb, Claire Fuller, Paula Waddill, and Robin Zhang ; We need a reset / by Alyssa Kara Miller ; Intersectionality: a brief history / by Kimberly A. Probolus ; Micro-level gender inequality: a transgender man's perspective / by Jay Sorensen ; Gender equity: we're all in this together / by Marissa Williams and Martha Rampton

Profiles. Introduction ; Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) ; Margaret Brent (ca. 1601-ca. 1671) ; Center for American Women in Politics ; Christine de Pizan (1364-ca.1430) ; François Marie Charles Fourier (1772-1837) ; Betty Friedan (1921-2006) ; Institute for Women's Policy Research ; Maria Mitchell (1818-1889) ; National Organization for Women ; National Women's Law Center ; Alice Paul (1885-1977) ; Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) ; Deborah Sampson (1760-1827 ; Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) ; Women's Bureau

Data and documents. Introduction

Data

Income Inequality by Sex in the United States, 1960-2016

Median Weekly Earnings of Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers by Detailed Occupation and Sex (in dollars)

Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's, by Age, for Full=Time Wage and Salary Workers, 1979-2017

Historical Summary of Higher Education Faculty: Selected Years, 1869-1970 through 2015-2016

Employment Status of Women and Men in the United States, 1978-2018 (in thousands)

Documents. The Holy Bible (Sixth Century BCE [?])

Aristotle on Women (Fourth Century BCE)

Early Christian Leaders

Taming of the Shrew (ca. 1593)

An act concerning Feme-Sole Trades (1718)

Coverture (1765)

Abigail Adams to John Adams (1776)

A vindication of the Rights of Women: with strictures on political and moral subjects (1792)

Suffrage laws

Declaration of sentiments, grievances, and resolutions (1848)

New York Married Women's Property Laws (1848)

Bradwell v. State, 83 U.S. 130 (1872)

Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1874)

In Re Lockwood, 154 U.S. 116(1894)

Muller, Plaintiff, in Error, v. the State of Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908

We oppose woman suffrage (ca. 1916) Equal Pay Act of 1963

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972

Cohen v. Brown University (1992)

Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (1999)

Chronology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9798400655906

9798216088912

9781440872877

1440872872

OCLC:

1111649643