Defiance and Compliance: Negotiating Gender in Low-Income Cairo

El-Kholy, Heba

 
9781571813909: Defiance and Compliance: Negotiating Gender in Low-Income Cairo
ISBN 10 : 157181390X ISBN 13 : 9781571813909
Editeur : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2002

Synopsis

The gap between rich and poor is widening in most countries, putting more pressure on women in particular who often find themselves with the ultimate responsibility to provide for their families, especially their children, in the face of economic and political discrimination. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews in four low-income neighborhoods in Cairo, this book offers rich, novel and intimate data relating to poor women's lives and everyday forms of resistance to gender inequalities in the labor market and at home. In contrast to the common stereotype of Middle Eastern women as totally oppressed and devoid of agency, this study shows the complex and diverse ways in which low-income women devise strategies to contest existing gender arrangements and improve their situation. It is a significant contribution to current debates about poverty, gender, power, and resistance.

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À propos de l?auteur

Heba El-Kholy is a development professional and social anthropologist. An Egyptian, she was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt. She holds a PhD. in Anthropology and Sociology from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and a Masters degree in development Sociology from Cornell University. Over the past 18 years, she has worked in the Arab world as a development practitioner, activist, researcher and programme advisor with a number of regional and international organizations, including the Ford Foundation, the Canadian International Devplopment Agency (CIDA), and International Quality International. She has published numerous articles related to development and poverty and is a founder and board member of the Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women, (ADEW), in Egypt. Dr. El-Kholy currently lives and works in New York where she is Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
157181390X
ISBN 13 
9781571813909
Reliure
Belle reliure
Nombre de pages
290
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781571813916: Defiance and Compliance: Negotiating Gender in Low-Income Cairo

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ISBN 10 :  1571813918 ISBN 13 :  9781571813916
Editeur : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2003
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