Gender Realities

Documents the types of work in which women engage, and gender equity issues they face. The papers in this title show both the importance of considering the uniqueness of cultural contexts for understanding and resolving problems and how global interdependence affects local gender realities.

Gender Realities: Local and Global: Introduction. (V. Demos, M. Texler Segal). Gender Segregation in the Hidden Labor Force: Looking at the Relationship Between the Formal and Informal Economies. (K.A. Snyder). Resettlement and Risk: Women's Community Work in Lesotho. (Y.A. Braun). Lessons From India: Applying a 'Third World' Framework to Examine the Impacts of Fisheries Crisis on Women in Newfoundland Villages. (D. Harrison, N. Gerarda Power). Gender, Economic Development and the Puerto Rican Welfare State. (M. Morrissey). Dual-Earner Couples' Expectations for Joint Retirement: A Study of Typical and atypical Congruent and Non-Congruent Couples. (A. Behringer, C.C. Perrucci, R. Hogan). The Globalization of Sexual Harassment. (J. Markert). Women's Work-Related and Family-Related Discrimination and Support in Academia. (L. Husu). "Working Much Harder and Always Having to Prove Yourself:" Immigrant Women's Labor Force Experiences in the Canadian Maritimes. (E. Tastsoglou, B. Miedema). Shooting the Messenger and the Message: The Social Basis of Authority Challenges in Canadian Law School Settings. (A. Nierobisz, J. Hagan). Processes of Gendering and the Institutionalization of Gender in the Family and School: A Case Study from Nepal. (J. Rothchild).