Societies in Transition — Challenges to Women’s and Gender Studies

Front Matter....Pages 1-7
Introduction....Pages 9-12
Co-option or Transformation? Women’s and Gender Studies Worldwide....Pages 13-31
From Feminist Studies to Gender Studies: Challenges to Gender Studies at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand....Pages 33-42
Women’s and Gender Studies in German Higher Education....Pages 43-49
Women’s and Gender Studies in Germany — Strategies for Internationalization....Pages 51-59
Women’s and Gender Studies in a Global-Local Perspective: Developing the Frame....Pages 61-77
Gender Studies in Warsaw....Pages 79-82
Gender and Power — The European Union as a Masculine Project of Supranational Government....Pages 83-98
Strategies and Demands of Women’s NGOs from Central and Eastern Europe in the Beijing +5 and the European Union Enlargement Process....Pages 99-106
The Transition in the Situation of Women in Yemen....Pages 107-117
New Perspectives and Challenges for Women’s Studies at Aden University, Yemen....Pages 119-127
Women’s Status in Jordan — Progress and Setbacks....Pages 129-140
The Women’s Studies Program at the University of Jordan: Current Status and Prospects for the Future....Pages 141-146
Turkish Women’s Studies: The METU Gender and Women’s Studies Graduate Program Experience....Pages 147-158
Gender Issues in Haryana and at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, India....Pages 159-168
Women’s Studies at Padmakanya Multiple Campus Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal....Pages 169-179
Strategies of Women’s Empowerment: Women’s Micro Enterprises in Nepal....Pages 181-192
The Dilemmas of Gender Mainstreaming for Gender Studies in South Africa....Pages 193-206
Does the Policy and Legislative Framework Address the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Women at Work and Girl Learners at Public Schools in South Africa?....Pages 207-217
Which Equalities Matter? Or Even: Does Equality Matter?....Pages 219-227
Back Matter....Pages 229-233