Women, Political Struggles and Gender Equality in South Asia

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction: Women, Political Struggles and Activism — Exploring the Lives of Women in South Asia Margaret Alston....Pages 1-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Responding to Rape: Feminism and Young Middle-Class Women in India....Pages 19-32
Gendered Violence: Forms, Incidence and Legislation in India....Pages 33-57
To Be a Woman in Pakistan: Stories of Struggle and Survival....Pages 58-71
Women in Bangladesh: Invisible Heroes in the Economy and Society....Pages 72-82
Intergenerational Prostitution in India: How a Cultural Practice Constitutes Sex Trafficking....Pages 83-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Powerful Predators: A Kathmandu Perspective....Pages 99-116
Living on the Edge: Mapping Homeless Women’s Mobilization in Kolkata, India....Pages 117-137
Money Where the Mouth Is: Women, Capital and a Land Rights Movement....Pages 138-154
Linking Traditions of Resistance....Pages 155-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Substantive Representation and Violence Against Women (VAW) in Pakistan....Pages 175-192
The Intersection of the Public and the Private for Pashtun Women in Politics....Pages 193-208
Creating Spaces for Change: Santali Women’s Role in Local Level Politics in Rural India....Pages 209-224
Women’s Transformational Leadership in Bangladesh: Potentials and Challenges....Pages 225-237
Women, Politics and Patriarchy: A Case of Bangladesh....Pages 238-253
Conclusion....Pages 254-256
Back Matter....Pages 257-260