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Women and Community Action Lena Dominelli

Women and Community Action By Lena  Dominelli

Women and Community Action by Lena Dominelli


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Summary

This third edition looks at how several decades of feminist social action have changed womens place in the world today and updates some of the perennial challenges facing women globally to engage with new issues, including digital exclusion, sustainable development and environmental justice.

Women and Community Action Summary

Women and Community Action: Local and Global Perspectives by Lena Dominelli

Although several decades of feminist social action have made significant progress to the social, economic and political condition of many women, change has been uneven and there remain considerable advancements to be made globally. This valuable third edition updates some of the perennial issues that women face for today and looks at new arenas of difficulty, including digital exclusion, sustainable community development and environmental justice.

Women and Community Action Reviews

Women and Community Action has been an essential resource, bringing feminist understandings to community development studies. This updated edition brings new insights, a very welcome addition to the field. Marjorie Mayo, Emeritus Professor of Community Development at Goldsmiths, University of London
"This revised third edition contributes a vital and thought-provoking analysis of womens changing position in the world and, in particular, the critical role of women in changing community contexts." Mae Shaw, University of Edinburgh
This new volume of Women and Community Action is especially valuable in a fast-changing global and national landscape. It is a must-read for social work, community education and community work scholars, activists and practitioners. Fin Cullen, St. Marys University

About Lena Dominelli

Lena Dominelli holds a chair in Applied Social Sciences in the School of Applied Social Sciences and is Co-Director at the Institute of Hazards, Risk and Resilience Research at Durham University, UK, with particular responsibility for work on vulnerability and resilience.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Community, an Undervalued Womens Space; Creating and Recreating Communities as Gendered Entities; Women and Social Action: Social Change at the Individual Level; Women and Social Action: Social Change through Group Activities and Networks; Social Change through Collective Action: Campaigns and Mass Mobilizations; Feminist Action in the Workplace; Increasing Womens Position in Parliament, Governance and Decision-making structures; Sustainable Community Development; International Policy Change and Mainstreaming Womens Actions in Communities; Conclusions.

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GOR009925690
9781447341567
1447341562
Women and Community Action: Local and Global Perspectives by Lena Dominelli
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Policy Press
2019-05-22
208
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