ABSTRACT
Recent books have drawn attention to an unfinished gender revolution and the reversal of gender progress. However, this literature primarily focuses on gender inequality in the family and its effect on women’s career and family choices. While an important topic, these works are critiqued for being particularly attentive to the concerns of middle-class, heterosexual, White women and ignoring or erasing the issues and experiences of the vast majority of women throughout the United States (and other countries).
Women and Inequality in the 21st Century is an edited collection that addresses this dearth in the current literature. This book examines the continued inequities navigated by women occupying marginalized social positions within a "nexus of power relations." It addresses the experiences of immigrant women of color, aging women, normative gender constraints faced by lesbian and gender non-conforming individuals assigned the female gender at birth, religious constraints on women’s sexual expression, and religious and ethnic barriers impeding access to equality for women across the globe. Contributors to this collection reflect varying fields of inquiry—including sociology, psychology, theology, history, and anthropology. Their works employ empirical research methods, hermeneutic analysis, and narrative to capture the unique gender experiences and negotiations of diverse 21st-century women.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|45 pages
An Unrealized Democracy
chapter 1|13 pages
Beauty and the Beast of Inequality
part II|101 pages
Negotiating Inequitable Terrain
chapter 6|14 pages
Queer Faces, Unsafe Spaces
part III|64 pages
Psychosocial Effects of Inequality
chapter 10|18 pages
Hair Stress
chapter 12|14 pages
“I’m a Survivor”
part IV|71 pages
Key Debates Around Women’S Inequality
chapter 15|14 pages
Reclaiming Women’s Rights to Freedom of Religion
part V|70 pages
Pushing Back: Activism and Resistance