| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 452 pages) : illustrations |
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Advances in electronic government, digital divide, and regional development (AEGDDRD) book series, 2326-9111 |
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Advances in electronic government, digital divide, and regional development.
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| Contents |
Tracing the rights of domestic and international Kenyan house helps : profiles, policy, and consequences / Dorothy Owino Rombo, Anne Namatsi Lutomia -- Patriarchy and (un)doing factory of women's collective identity in Sri Lanka's localised global apparel industry : the glass ceiling revisited / Dhammika Jayawardena -- Care work vs. career : crisis of middle class working women / Md. Mynul Islam, Gulay Jannat -- Women-friendly working environment in Bangladesh : critical analysis / Tania Haque -- Gendered organizational culture : a comparative study in Bangladesh and Thailand / Julaikha Bente Hossain -- Traditional economic activities of indigenous women in the Chittagong Hill tracts : exploring indigenous women's role in sustaining traditional economic activities / Parboti Roy -- Gender, organization, and change in Sudan / Shahira O. Abdel-Hameid, Elisabeth Wilson -- Emerging trends and challenges faced in women's employment and self-employment in Pakistan / Shagufta Nasreen, Nasreen Aslam Shah -- Gender violence in academia / Hina Kousar -- Girls' and women's rights to menstrual health in Nepal / Kay Standing, Sara Parker -- More than body parts : theorising gender within African spaces / Manase Chiweshe -- Unveiling barriers and challenges of brothel-based sex workers in private and public sphere of Bangladesh / Kuntala Chowdhury -- Women's commuting environment in public buses in Dhaka City : a case of men's perspectives / Arunima Kishore -- Disaster, vulnerability, and violence against women : global findings and a research agenda for Bangladesh / Khandakar Josia Nishat, Md. Shafiqur Rahman -- Engaging men in women's economic empowerment in Butiama district, Mara region, Tanzania / A.N. Sikira, T. Matekere, J.K. Urassa -- Empowering women entrepreneurs in India with ICT applications / Ananya Goswami, Sraboni Dutta -- Advocating the woman affirmative action and women empowerment in Rural Cross River State of Nigeria : the role of the civil society and the media / Endong Floribert Patrick Calvain -- Role of women empowerment in public and corporate leadership / P. Lakshmi, S. Visalakshmi -- Structuring the "expected" : new social media platforms and the role of women in urban spaces / Devanjan Khuntia -- The role of media in perpetuating or obstructing gender equality in the context of developing world / Prabartana Das -- Migration, Muslim women, and social reproduction of gender inequality : international migration and social remittances in gender relations in Bangladesh / Ishret Binte Wahid, Mohammed Kamaruzzaman -- Towards a more gender-inclusive climate change policy / Farah Kabir -- Women painters of Mithila : a quest for identity / Sudha Jha Pathak -- Development interventions and masculinity in transition : a study among Marma men living in Bandarban Sadar in Chittagong Hill tracts / Noorie Safa |
| Summary |
Equal rights for women are an essential aspect for establishing strong societies. By making strides on these issues, nations are helping to create valuable civilizations for their own population to establish livelihoods in. The Handbook of Research on Women's Issues and Rights in the Developing World is a pivotal scholarly resource that discusses the current issues facing women's rights in developing nations, as well as suggestions for improvements on these problems. Featuring in-depth discussions on relevant topics such as working-class women, gender theories, and international migration, this publication is an ideal resource for academicians, students, and researchers that are interested in learning more about the current challenges to the women's rights movement, and how to best combat them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
SELzacdaai NL-MaUL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Developing countries -- Economic conditions
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Women's rights -- Developing countries
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Sex role -- Developing countries
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Sex role
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Women -- Economic conditions
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Women's rights
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mahtab, Nazmunnessa, editor.
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Haque, Tania, editor.
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Barsha, Ishrat Khan, 1984- editor.
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Islam, Md. Mynul, editor
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Wahid, Ishret Binte, editor
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| ISBN |
9781522530190 |
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1522530193 |
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