Niner Women and the Politics of Gender in Post-Conflict Timor-Leste

Between Heaven and Earth
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-32788-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 242 Seiten

Reihe: ASAA Women in Asia Series

This book presents a wide-ranging overview of the position of women in Timor-Leste, 15 years after the country secured its independence. It considers the role of women in Timor-Leste’s history, explores their role in the present day economy and politics, and discusses their contribution to culture and society. The contested meaning of gender itself is investigated in the contemporary culture of this new society. It applies a wide range of different feminist theories and approaches, and concludes with a discussion of what new directions gender studies in Timor-Leste might take.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Niner, Sara

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Local Justice Systems in Timor-Leste Carolyn Graydon 2. Brideprice, barlake, in East Timor Kate Olivieri 3. Bridewealth or brideprice Kelly da Silva 4. ‘Herstory’ of Isabel Lobato: beyond the national orthodoxy Teresa Amal 5. Engendering Terror Zelda K. J. Grimshaw 6. East Timorese military ‘mistresses’ Sr. Manuela ‘Nela’ Pereira and Lia Kent 7. Written in Blood Jude Conway 8. Fokupers: the early years of a women’s NGO Janet Hunt 9. History of Rede Feto Laura Soares Abrantes 10. East Timorese Women Challenge Domestic Violence Nina Hall 11. Women and the electoral process Sr. Lita Sarmento and Sharmini Sherrad 12. The economy, budgetary policy and gender in Timor Leste Monica Costa and Rhonda Sharp 13. Surfacing Gender in the Constitution of Timor Leste Susan Harris Rimmer 14. A gender perspective on the Catholic Church Ester Richards 15. The process and monitoring of CEDAW in Timor-Leste Sr. Teresa ‘Alita’ Verdial de Araujo 16. NGOs and Gender Programming in Timor-Leste Anna Trembath 17. The problem of gender Quotas Deborah Cummins 18. Militarised Masculinity Sara Niner 19. Gendered access to customary land in East Timor Pyone Myat Thu

Über Autor(innen)

Sara Niner is a Lecturer and Researcher in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Australia