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Obligations and Omissions: Canada's Ambiguous Actions on Gender Equality - Couverture souple

Livre 4 sur 4: McGill-Queen's Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice in the Global South
 
9780773550247: Obligations and Omissions: Canada's Ambiguous Actions on Gender Equality
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ISBN 10 : 0773550240 ISBN 13 : 9780773550247
Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017

Synopsis

On issues pertaining to women and girls, Stephen Harper's federal government positioned Canada as a "beacon of light" in the world. Programs were developed in relation to women's maternal health and the protection of the girl child, but other actions point to an ambiguous and even contradictory approach that failed to address gender inequality. In Obligations and Omissions, contributors examine Canada's equivocal – and diminished – role in working toward gender equality in the period between 2006 and 2015. Using a critical feminist lens to document, analyze, and challenge Canada's relations with the Global South, chapters explore the extent to which matters of gender equality have been erased or exploited under the Harper government and the factors that explain these policy shifts. While the contributors document successes in Canada's approach to some issues facing women and girls around the world, they also show many problems with the ways that agenda was framed and implemented under the Conservative government.. Drawing on rich theoretical investigation, empirical research, and discourse analysis, Obligations and Omissions reveals a complex picture of diverse practices, underscoring the implications of these actions for communities in the Global South, for Canada's image in the international community, and for future governments in the pursuit of a renewed gender equality strategy.

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À propos de l'auteur

Rebecca Tiessen is associate professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa.

Stephen Baranyi is associate professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa.

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Éditeur
McGill-Queen's University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0773550240
ISBN 13 
9780773550247
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Éditeur
Tiessen Rebecca, Baranyi Stephen
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