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Feminism : why the world still needs the F-word / Nikki van der Gaag.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van der Gaag, Nikki, 1957- author.
- Series:
- No-nonsense guides (New Internationalist Publications (Firm))
- Nononsense
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminist theory.
- Sexism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (108 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : New Internationalist Publications, Ltd, 2017.
- Summary:
- An international perspective on the resurgence in feminist movements: the advances and the setbacks, the challenges and the contradictions.
- Contents:
- Intro
- About the Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Making a little trouble
- Calling yourself a feminist
- Gains under threat
- Many feminisms, not one
- Our diversity is our strength
- A very brief history of feminisms
- 2. Feminism: a response to an unequal world
- Rising inequalities
- Bridging the gender gap: girls' education
- The gender technology divide
- Black lives matter
- Disability rights and feminism
- Feminisms and the tyranny of the binary
- Dismantling patriarchy
- 3. Feminism and the Four Cs: capitalism, conflict, climate change and religious conservatism
- Feminism co-opted?
- Feminism and climate change
- Double jeopardy: a feminist take on conflict
- Women's rights and the rise of religious extremism
- 4. You can keep a good woman down: power, politics, and privilege
- Is the tide turning?
- Women on top?
- Unpaid care work: a feminist issue
- Leaning in and leaning out
- 5. Violence against women: a never-ending epidemic
- Keeping safe
- Violence and patriarchal thinking
- Silencing women
- Online abuse: writing under my real name?
- Feminist action for change
- 6. Taking back our bodies: a feminist project
- Sexual objectification
- 'I am not for sale'
- the pressure to look perfect
- Pornography: oppression or empowerment?
- Beyond the margins - sex workers or prostitutes?
- Reclaiming our bodies for ourselves
- 7. Growing up a feminist: changing attitudes
- Being a girl, being a boy
- Selling children a lie
- Mental health is a feminist issue
- Feminism, FGM and early marriage
- Conclusion: changing the future
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 1099117790
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