Human rights and gender politics : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Anne-Marie Hilsdon. [et. al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.3/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HilsdonAnne-Marie |
Collana | Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies |
Soggetto topico |
Human rights - Asia
Human rights - Pacific Area Women's rights - Asia Women's rights - Pacific Area Women - Asia - Social conditions Women - Pacific Area - Social conditions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-134-65307-7
1-280-07936-3 0-203-64541-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Human Rights and Gender Politics; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: gender politics and the reimagining of human rights in the Asia-Pacific; 2 Sexual violence, silence, and human rights discourse: the emergence of the military prostitution issue; 3 The state and the women's movement: instabilities in the discourse of 'rights' in India; 4 Dead daughters, dissident sons, and human rights in China; 5 The human rights of gendered citizens: notes from Indonesia
6 Woman ikat raet long human raet o no?: women's rights, human rights, and domestic violence in Vanuatu7 'Hear us, women of Papua New Guinea!': Melanesian women and human rights; 8 The Contemplacion fiasco: the hanging of a Filipino domestic worker in Singapore; 9 Mothers of the disappeared in the diaspora: globalization and human rights; 10 The emergence of 'modern' gay identities and the question of human rights; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457320403321 |
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human rights and gender politics : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Anne-Marie Hilsdon. [et. al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.3/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HilsdonAnne-Marie |
Collana | Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies |
Soggetto topico |
Human rights - Asia
Human rights - Pacific Area Women's rights - Asia Women's rights - Pacific Area Women - Asia - Social conditions Women - Pacific Area - Social conditions |
ISBN |
1-134-65306-9
1-134-65307-7 1-280-07936-3 0-203-64541-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Human Rights and Gender Politics; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: gender politics and the reimagining of human rights in the Asia-Pacific; 2 Sexual violence, silence, and human rights discourse: the emergence of the military prostitution issue; 3 The state and the women's movement: instabilities in the discourse of 'rights' in India; 4 Dead daughters, dissident sons, and human rights in China; 5 The human rights of gendered citizens: notes from Indonesia
6 Woman ikat raet long human raet o no?: women's rights, human rights, and domestic violence in Vanuatu7 'Hear us, women of Papua New Guinea!': Melanesian women and human rights; 8 The Contemplacion fiasco: the hanging of a Filipino domestic worker in Singapore; 9 Mothers of the disappeared in the diaspora: globalization and human rights; 10 The emergence of 'modern' gay identities and the question of human rights; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784587903321 |
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human rights and gender politics : Asia-Pacific perspectives / / edited by Anne-Marie Hilsdon ... [et. al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.3/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HilsdonAnne-Marie |
Collana | Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies |
Soggetto topico |
Human rights - Asia
Human rights - Pacific Area Women's rights - Asia Women's rights - Pacific Area Women - Asia - Social conditions Women - Pacific Area - Social conditions |
ISBN |
1-134-65306-9
1-134-65307-7 1-280-07936-3 0-203-64541-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Human Rights and Gender Politics; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: gender politics and the reimagining of human rights in the Asia-Pacific; 2 Sexual violence, silence, and human rights discourse: the emergence of the military prostitution issue; 3 The state and the women's movement: instabilities in the discourse of 'rights' in India; 4 Dead daughters, dissident sons, and human rights in China; 5 The human rights of gendered citizens: notes from Indonesia
6 Woman ikat raet long human raet o no?: women's rights, human rights, and domestic violence in Vanuatu7 'Hear us, women of Papua New Guinea!': Melanesian women and human rights; 8 The Contemplacion fiasco: the hanging of a Filipino domestic worker in Singapore; 9 Mothers of the disappeared in the diaspora: globalization and human rights; 10 The emergence of 'modern' gay identities and the question of human rights; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827057503321 |
London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mixed Blessings : Laws, Religions, and Women's Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region / / edited by Amanda Whiting, Carolyn Evans |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 284 p |
Disciplina | 305.420959 |
Collana | Studies in Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights |
Soggetto topico |
Women and religion - Southeast Asia
Women's rights - Pacific Area Women's rights - Southeast Asia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-39927-2
9786611399276 90-474-0965-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Situating the Issues, Framing the Analysis Carolyn Evans and Amanda Whiting -- 2. Sex or Sangha? Non-normative Gender Roles for Women in Thailand Lucinda Peach -- 3.Women and Witchcraft: Positivist, Prelapsarian, and Post-Modern Judicial Interpretations in PNG Jean G. Zorn -- 4. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Women, Religion and Law in Solomon Islands Jennifer Corrin Care -- 5. Women, Religion and the Law in Aotearoa /New Zealand: The Complexity of Accommodating Different Value Systems in Law Margaret Bedggood and Leah Whiu -- 6. The Roman Catholic Church and the Rights of East Timorese Women Susan Harris Rimmer -- 7. Muslim Women's Political Struggle for Marriage Law Reform in Contemporary Indonesia Kathryn Robinson -- 8. Islamisation, Modernity and the Re-positioning of women in Brunei Ann Black -- 9. "She's a Woman but She Acts Very Fast:" Women, Religion and Law in Singapore Li-ann Thio. |
Altri titoli varianti | Laws, Religions, and Women's Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458736703321 |
Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mixed Blessings : Laws, Religions, and Women's Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region / / edited by Amanda Whiting, Carolyn Evans |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 284 p |
Disciplina | 305.420959 |
Collana | Studies in Religion, Secular Beliefs and Human Rights |
Soggetto topico |
Women and religion - Southeast Asia
Women's rights - Pacific Area Women's rights - Southeast Asia |
ISBN |
1-281-39927-2
9786611399276 90-474-0965-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Situating the Issues, Framing the Analysis Carolyn Evans and Amanda Whiting -- 2. Sex or Sangha? Non-normative Gender Roles for Women in Thailand Lucinda Peach -- 3.Women and Witchcraft: Positivist, Prelapsarian, and Post-Modern Judicial Interpretations in PNG Jean G. Zorn -- 4. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Women, Religion and Law in Solomon Islands Jennifer Corrin Care -- 5. Women, Religion and the Law in Aotearoa /New Zealand: The Complexity of Accommodating Different Value Systems in Law Margaret Bedggood and Leah Whiu -- 6. The Roman Catholic Church and the Rights of East Timorese Women Susan Harris Rimmer -- 7. Muslim Women's Political Struggle for Marriage Law Reform in Contemporary Indonesia Kathryn Robinson -- 8. Islamisation, Modernity and the Re-positioning of women in Brunei Ann Black -- 9. "She's a Woman but She Acts Very Fast:" Women, Religion and Law in Singapore Li-ann Thio. |
Altri titoli varianti | Laws, Religions, and Women's Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784767803321 |
Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Nijhoff, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mixed blessings : laws, religions and women's rights in the Asia-Pacific region / / edited by Amanda Whiting and Carolyn Evans |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, Mass., : Martinus Nijhoff, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 284 p |
Disciplina | 305.420959 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WhitingAmanda
EvansCarolyn, lecturer in law. |
Collana | Studies in religion, secular beliefs, and human rights |
Soggetto topico |
Women's rights - Southeast Asia
Women's rights - Pacific Area Women and religion - Southeast Asia Women and religion - Pacific Area Women - Legal status, laws, etc - Southeast Asia Women - Legal status, laws, etc - Pacific Area |
ISBN |
1-281-39927-2
9786611399276 90-474-0965-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Situating the Issues, Framing the Analysis Carolyn Evans and Amanda Whiting -- 2. Sex or Sangha? Non-normative Gender Roles for Women in Thailand Lucinda Peach -- 3.Women and Witchcraft: Positivist, Prelapsarian, and Post-Modern Judicial Interpretations in PNG Jean G. Zorn -- 4. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Women, Religion and Law in Solomon Islands Jennifer Corrin Care -- 5. Women, Religion and the Law in Aotearoa /New Zealand: The Complexity of Accommodating Different Value Systems in Law Margaret Bedggood and Leah Whiu -- 6. The Roman Catholic Church and the Rights of East Timorese Women Susan Harris Rimmer -- 7. Muslim Women's Political Struggle for Marriage Law Reform in Contemporary Indonesia Kathryn Robinson -- 8. Islamisation, Modernity and the Re-positioning of women in Brunei Ann Black -- 9. "She's a Woman but She Acts Very Fast:" Women, Religion and Law in Singapore Li-ann Thio. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824771903321 |
Boston, Mass., : Martinus Nijhoff, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.3/4095 |
Collana | World Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report |
Soggetto topico |
Women's rights - Asia
Women's rights - Pacific Area Women in development - Asia Women in development - Pacific Area Sex discrimination against women - Asia Sex discrimination against women - Pacific Area |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-70512-5
0-8213-9626-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; O.1 The East Asia and Pacific region has experienced rapid economic growth; O.2 Poverty reduction in the East Asia and Pacific region has been impressive; Why does gender equality matter for development?; Recent progress, pending challenges; O.3 Girls' secondary school enrollments have converged to those of boys; O.4 Maternal mortality rates have declined in most countries in the region; O.5 Female labor force participation is high by global standards but also varies substantially across the region
O.6 Across the region, female-headed households own less land than male-headed households O.7 Women in East Asia and the Pacific still earn less than men; O.8 In urban China and Indonesia, gender wage gaps are largest among low wage earners; O.9 Enterprises with female managers tend to be smaller; O.10 Who decides how wives' cash earnings are used varies widely across the region; O.11 Women's representation in parliament is low, especially in the Pacific; O.12 Violence against women is high in the region; Why do many gender inequalities persist? O.13 Women are concentrated in certain fields of study, such as education and medicine, but are underrepresented in law and engineering O.14 In Lao PDR, women-particularly those with young children-must balance household and market work; O.15 In Indonesia, female-led enterprises are clustered in lower-productivity and less capital-intensive industries; O.16 Male- and female-led firms report similar constraints in Indonesia; Emerging opportunities and risks in an increasingly integrated world; O.17 Men and, in some cases, women believe that men make better political leaders than women O.18 The share of female workers in export-oriented firms is relatively high Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific: Directions for policy; O.19 China has seen remarkable growth in Internet use since 2000, but women's use trails men's; O.20 The old-age dependency ratio is increasing in most East Asian countries; Notes; References; 1. The State of Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific; 1.1 The East Asia and Pacific region has experienced rapid economic growth; 1.2 Poverty reduction in the East Asia and Pacific region has been impressive Why does gender equality matter for development? Boxes; 1.1 Defining and measuring gender equality; 1.3 Girls' secondary school enrollments have converged to those of boys; 1.4 Tertiary school enrollments of females have converged to those of males in East Asia and the Pacific; 1.5 Gender gaps in secondary school enrollment vary substantially across countries; 1.6 Gender gaps in education have reversed in several countries, particularly at the tertiary level; Recent progress, pending challenges; 1.7 Minority populations in Vietnam often experience lower educational enrollments 1.8 In Indonesia, gender gaps in enrollment do not vary substantially by household wealth |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462350703321 |
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
Disciplina | 323.3/4095 |
Collana | World Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report |
Soggetto topico |
Women's rights - Asia
Women's rights - Pacific Area Women in development - Asia Women in development - Pacific Area Sex discrimination against women - Asia Sex discrimination against women - Pacific Area |
ISBN |
1-283-70512-5
0-8213-9626-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; O.1 The East Asia and Pacific region has experienced rapid economic growth; O.2 Poverty reduction in the East Asia and Pacific region has been impressive; Why does gender equality matter for development?; Recent progress, pending challenges; O.3 Girls' secondary school enrollments have converged to those of boys; O.4 Maternal mortality rates have declined in most countries in the region; O.5 Female labor force participation is high by global standards but also varies substantially across the region
O.6 Across the region, female-headed households own less land than male-headed households O.7 Women in East Asia and the Pacific still earn less than men; O.8 In urban China and Indonesia, gender wage gaps are largest among low wage earners; O.9 Enterprises with female managers tend to be smaller; O.10 Who decides how wives' cash earnings are used varies widely across the region; O.11 Women's representation in parliament is low, especially in the Pacific; O.12 Violence against women is high in the region; Why do many gender inequalities persist? O.13 Women are concentrated in certain fields of study, such as education and medicine, but are underrepresented in law and engineering O.14 In Lao PDR, women-particularly those with young children-must balance household and market work; O.15 In Indonesia, female-led enterprises are clustered in lower-productivity and less capital-intensive industries; O.16 Male- and female-led firms report similar constraints in Indonesia; Emerging opportunities and risks in an increasingly integrated world; O.17 Men and, in some cases, women believe that men make better political leaders than women O.18 The share of female workers in export-oriented firms is relatively high Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific: Directions for policy; O.19 China has seen remarkable growth in Internet use since 2000, but women's use trails men's; O.20 The old-age dependency ratio is increasing in most East Asian countries; Notes; References; 1. The State of Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific; 1.1 The East Asia and Pacific region has experienced rapid economic growth; 1.2 Poverty reduction in the East Asia and Pacific region has been impressive Why does gender equality matter for development? Boxes; 1.1 Defining and measuring gender equality; 1.3 Girls' secondary school enrollments have converged to those of boys; 1.4 Tertiary school enrollments of females have converged to those of males in East Asia and the Pacific; 1.5 Gender gaps in secondary school enrollment vary substantially across countries; 1.6 Gender gaps in education have reversed in several countries, particularly at the tertiary level; Recent progress, pending challenges; 1.7 Minority populations in Vietnam often experience lower educational enrollments 1.8 In Indonesia, gender gaps in enrollment do not vary substantially by household wealth |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785969503321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
Disciplina | 323.3/4095 |
Collana | World Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report |
Soggetto topico |
Women's rights - Asia
Women's rights - Pacific Area Women in development - Asia Women in development - Pacific Area Sex discrimination against women - Asia Sex discrimination against women - Pacific Area |
ISBN |
1-283-70512-5
0-8213-9626-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Figures; O.1 The East Asia and Pacific region has experienced rapid economic growth; O.2 Poverty reduction in the East Asia and Pacific region has been impressive; Why does gender equality matter for development?; Recent progress, pending challenges; O.3 Girls' secondary school enrollments have converged to those of boys; O.4 Maternal mortality rates have declined in most countries in the region; O.5 Female labor force participation is high by global standards but also varies substantially across the region
O.6 Across the region, female-headed households own less land than male-headed households O.7 Women in East Asia and the Pacific still earn less than men; O.8 In urban China and Indonesia, gender wage gaps are largest among low wage earners; O.9 Enterprises with female managers tend to be smaller; O.10 Who decides how wives' cash earnings are used varies widely across the region; O.11 Women's representation in parliament is low, especially in the Pacific; O.12 Violence against women is high in the region; Why do many gender inequalities persist? O.13 Women are concentrated in certain fields of study, such as education and medicine, but are underrepresented in law and engineering O.14 In Lao PDR, women-particularly those with young children-must balance household and market work; O.15 In Indonesia, female-led enterprises are clustered in lower-productivity and less capital-intensive industries; O.16 Male- and female-led firms report similar constraints in Indonesia; Emerging opportunities and risks in an increasingly integrated world; O.17 Men and, in some cases, women believe that men make better political leaders than women O.18 The share of female workers in export-oriented firms is relatively high Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific: Directions for policy; O.19 China has seen remarkable growth in Internet use since 2000, but women's use trails men's; O.20 The old-age dependency ratio is increasing in most East Asian countries; Notes; References; 1. The State of Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific; 1.1 The East Asia and Pacific region has experienced rapid economic growth; 1.2 Poverty reduction in the East Asia and Pacific region has been impressive Why does gender equality matter for development? Boxes; 1.1 Defining and measuring gender equality; 1.3 Girls' secondary school enrollments have converged to those of boys; 1.4 Tertiary school enrollments of females have converged to those of males in East Asia and the Pacific; 1.5 Gender gaps in secondary school enrollment vary substantially across countries; 1.6 Gender gaps in education have reversed in several countries, particularly at the tertiary level; Recent progress, pending challenges; 1.7 Minority populations in Vietnam often experience lower educational enrollments 1.8 In Indonesia, gender gaps in enrollment do not vary substantially by household wealth |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822525703321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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