Working Out

by Hinds, Hilary; Phoenix, Ann; Stacey, Jackie

• ISBN13: 9780750700443
• ISBN10: 0750700440
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Addresses issues of concern in the area of women's studies, aiming to offer fresh perspectives on sexuality, paid work, the development process, equal opportunities legislation, lesbian history and women's writing. The book is also concerned with the politics and practice of women's studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Working Out: New Directions for Women's Studies	p. 1
The Politics and Practice of Women's Studies	p. 11
Feminist Politics after Thatcher	p. 13
Pedagogical Praxis and Problems: Reflections on Teaching about Gender Relations	p. 18
Whiteness--The Relevance of Politically Colouring the 'Non'	p. 29
Men in Women's Studies Classrooms	p. 36
Commonalities and Differences	p. 49
Difference, Power and Knowledge: Black Women in Academia	p. 51
Disabled Women and the Feminist Agenda	p. 61
Desire and the Politics of Representation: Issues for Lesbians and Heterosexual Women	p. 74
Difference at Work: Perceptions of Work from a Non-Heterosexual Perspective	p. 86
International Feminisms	p. 99
Feminist Perspectives in Development: A Critical Review	p. 101
Women's Rights and Human Rights in Muslim	p. 113
Women's Studies in Central and Eastern Europe	p. 124
Does Equal Opportunity Legislation and Practice Serve the Women's Movement? A Case Study from Australian Higher Education	p. 134
Theories and Methods	p. 147
Defending the Indefensible? Quantitative Methods and Feminist Research	p. 149
Epistemological Issues in Researching Lesbian History: The Case of 'Romantic Friendship'	p. 161
Gender and the Labour Market: Old Theory for New?	p. 173
Dialogic Theory and Women's Writing	p. 184
Notes on Contributors	p. 194
Index	p. 198
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