Margaret Walters

This book provides an historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots and key issues such as voting rights and the liberation of the sixties. Margaret Walters brings the subject completely up to date by providing a global analysis of the situation of women, from Europe and the United States to Third World countries.

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How much have women's lives really changed? In the West women still come up against the 'glass ceiling' at work, most earning considerably less than their male counterparts. What are we to make of the now commonplace insistence that feminism deprives men of their rights and dignities? And how does one tackle the issue of female emancipation in different cultural and economic environments - in, for example, the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent, and Africa? This book provides an historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots as well as key issues including voting rights, the liberation of the sixties, and its relevance today. Margaret Walters touches on the difficulties and inequities that women still face more than forty years after the 'new wave' of 1960s feminism, such as how successful women are at combining domesticity, motherhood, and work outside the house. She brings the subject completely up to date by providing an analysis of the current situation of women across the globe, from Europe and the United States to Third World countries. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Buku ini adalah perenungan historis yang mendedah akar-akar feminisme, hak suara, pembebasan di tahun 1960-an, dan kemudian menganalisis situasi terkini para perempuan di seantero Eropa, Amerika Serikat, serta belahan dunia lainnya, terutama di negara-negara Dunia Ketiga. Margaret Walters membabarkan pelbagai kesukaran dan ketidaksetaraan yang masih dihadapi oleh perempuan, lebih dari 40 tahun setelah feminisme “gelombang baru” 1960-an—terutama kesulitan dalam menggabungkan ranah domestik, keibuan, dan kerja di luar rumah. Sebenarnya, seberapa banyak hidup perempuan sudah betul-betul berubah? Bagaimana menghadapi persoalan emansipasi wanita dalam lingkungan ekonomi dan budaya yang berbeda—misal di dunia Islam, Hindu, Timur Tengah, Afrika, dan sub-benua India? Margaret Walters menyajikan jawabannya secara lengkap dan mudah dipahami dalam buku ini.

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