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Women and politics in Chile
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ISBN: 162637161X 9781626371613 1588263169 9781588263162 Year: 2005 Publisher: Boulder, Colorado ; London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers,

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Why have women remained marginalized in Chilean politics, even within a context of democratization? Addressing this question, Susan Franceschet traces women's political activism in the country—from the early twentieth century struggles for suffrage to current efforts to expand and deepen the practice of democracy. Franceschet highlights the gendered nature of political participation in Chile, as well as changing perceptions of what is and is not political. Even as women enter electoral and bureaucratic politics in greater numbers, she argues, they are divided by ideology, competing interests, and unequal access to power. Clarifying the themes and challenges of the Chilean women's movement today, she finds an inextricable link between women's struggles for citizenship rights and the nation's broader struggles for democracy and social justice.

Women in zones of conflict : power and resistance in Israel
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ISBN: 1282863738 9786612863738 0773573127 9780773573123 0773529934 9780773529939 0773529535 9780773529533 9781282863736 6612863730 Year: 2005 Publisher: Montreal ; Ithaca, NY : Chesham : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Combined Academic [distributor],

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Filling a void in feminist studies of women and war, Women in Zones of Conflict challenges the traditional view, which suggests a natural connection between women and pacifism, based on the feminine qualities of caring, cooperation, and empathy. Feminist studies of nationalism also envision women as either victimized by patriarchy within nationalist movements or as adopting masculine qualities to conform to the culture of their male compatriots. Jacoby takes an alternative approach, considering how women are situated across the political spectrum. She argues that when categories other than gender - such as class, ethnicity, religion, and political perspective - are considered, there is no single perspective on what it means to be a woman in conflict.

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