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

This book 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 ge...

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Main Author:	Jong, Sara de (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Series:	Oxford studies in gender and international relations.
Subjects:	Women in development > Developing countries. Women volunteers in social service > Developing countries. Non-governmental organizations. Women > Developing countries > Social conditions. Feminism > Developing countries. Organizations Organisations non gouvernementales. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies. Feminism Non-governmental organizations Women in development Women > Social conditions Women volunteers in social service Developing countries Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy. Feminism & feminist theory. Gender studies: women & girls. International relations. Population & demography. Society & culture: general. Society. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This book 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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 228 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190626570 0190626577 9780190626587 0190626585