Gender, politics, and society in Ukraine /

"Gender, Politics, and Society in Ukraine is the first collection to examine how political, social, and economic transitions in post-Communist Ukraine are transforming gender roles and relations within the country. Leading Western and Ukrainian scholars and practitioners address a wide range of...

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Other Authors: Hankivsky, Olena, Salnykova, Anastasiya, 1983-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • I. Politics and Gender
  • 1.1) Mosaic Model of Gender Democracy in Ukraine
  • 1.2) Discourse of Continuity and Change: The Legislative Path to Equality
  • 1.3) Electoral Reforms and Women's Representation in Ukraine
  • 1.4) Global Campaigns to Combat Violence against Women: Theorizing their Impact in Postcommunist Ukraine
  • II. Gender and Social Structures
  • 2.1) Gender, Nation and Reproduction: Demographic Discourses and Practices in Ukraine After the Orange Revolution
  • 2.2) (Re)constructing the Women's Histories in Ukraine: Actors, Agents, Narratives
  • 2.3) Gender and Social Worth in Post-Soviet Ukrainian Civil Society
  • 2.4) Homeless Men and Masculinity Crisis in Contemporary Ukraine
  • III. Gender and Education
  • 3.1) Gender Policy and Education in Contemporary Ukraine: Discourses and Controversies
  • 3.2) Gender Analysis of School Textbooks in Ukraine
  • 3.3) Educational Achievement, Social Background and Occupational Allocations of Young Men and Women in Ukraine
  • IV. Emerging Issues
  • 4.1) Gender and Health in Ukraine
  • 4.2) Maculinity in Soviet and Post-Soviet Ukraine: Models and their Implications
  • 4.3) Cash and/or Care: Current Discourses and Practices of Fatherhood in Ukraine
  • 4.4) Ukrainian Societal Attitudes towards the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities
  • 4.5) Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Ukraine: Tensions, Challenges and Possibilities.