LEADER 03656nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910457221503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-37000-X 010 $a9786613370006 010 $a0-8135-5081-5 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813550817 035 $a(CKB)2550000000075096 035 $a(EBL)816478 035 $a(OCoLC)768731989 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000571451 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11377256 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000571451 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10619120 035 $a(PQKB)11648186 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC816478 035 $a(OCoLC)763975327 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8234 035 $a(DE-B1597)529657 035 $a(OCoLC)1118996825 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813550817 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL816478 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10520542 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL337000 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000075096 100 $a20100708d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWomen and the animal rights movement$b[electronic resource] /$fEmily Gaarder 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-4967-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aConnecting inequalities -- The road to animal activism -- Where the boys aren't: the predominance of women in animal rights activism -- Risk and reward: the impact of activism on women's lives -- Gender divisions in labor, leadership, and legitimacy -- "The animals come first" : using sex(ism) to sell animal rights -- Connections, contexts, and conclusions. 330 $aAnimal rights is one of the fastest growing social movements today. Women greatly outnumber men as activists, yet surprisingly, little has been written about the importance and impact of gender on the movement. Women and the Animal Rights Movement combats stereotypes of women activists as mere sentimentalists by exploring the political and moral character of their advocacy on behalf of animals. Emily Gaarder analyzes the politics of gender in the movement, incorporating in-depth interviews with women and participant observation of animal rights organizations, conferences, and protests to describe struggles over divisions of labor and leadership. Controversies over PETA advertising campaigns that rely on women's sexuality to "sell" animal rights illustrate how female crusaders are asked to prioritize the cause of animals above all else. Gaarder underscores the importance of a paradigm shift in the animal liberation movement, one that seeks a more integrated vision of animal rights that connects universally to other issues--gender, race, economics, and the environment--highlighting that many women activists recognize and are motivated by the connection between the oppression of animals and other social injustices. 606 $aAnimal rights movement 606 $aAnimal rights activists 606 $aWomen political activists 606 $aWomen$xPolitical activity 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAnimal rights movement. 615 0$aAnimal rights activists. 615 0$aWomen political activists. 615 0$aWomen$xPolitical activity. 676 $a179/.3082 700 $aGaarder$b Emily$f1972-$01044319 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457221503321 996 $aWomen and the animal rights movement$92469902 997 $aUNINA