Complicit sisters : gender and women's issues across North-South divides /

This work explores the reflections of women in the global North whose 'doing good' work is aimed at improving conditions for other women. Drawing on interviews with women NGO workers in seven different European countries about their experiences and perspectives on working on gendered issue...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Jong, Sara de
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung:
This work explores the reflections of women in the global North whose 'doing good' work is aimed at improving conditions for other women. Drawing on interviews with women NGO workers in seven different European countries about their experiences and perspectives on working on gendered issues affecting women in the global South, this book looks at the ways in which the work they do is embedded in power structures and inequalities.
Umfang:
1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : ill.
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-064868-6
0-19-062658-5
0-19-062657-7
Schlagworte:
Women in development > Developing countries.
Women volunteers in social service > Developing countries.
international voluntary worker.
developing countries.
Women's work
women's studies
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