Readers of Global Gender examine will discover ways to evaluate and distinction feminist matters globally, achieve familiarity with the breadth of gender examine, and comprehend the nationwide contexts that produced it.

This quantity offers an in-depth comparative photograph of the present country of feminist sociological gender and women's reports study in 4 areas of the world—Africa, Asia, Latin America/the Caribbean, and Europe—as represented via many nations. The introductory essay to every sector explains how social technological know-how learn on ladies and/or gender matters has been formed by way of economics, politics, and tradition, and by way of tendencies which are concurrently neighborhood, local, and international. It familiarizes readers with the wide variety of salient matters, study tools, writing types, and best authors from around the world.

Each local part includes several chapters on gender learn in particular international locations that characterize the region's variety and canopy the key theoretical and empirical tendencies that experience emerged through the years, in addition to the connection of key examine inquiries to feminist activism and women’s or gender experiences. subsequent, the editors illustrate this new wave of gender scholarship with translated/reprinted samples of analysis articles from extra international locations within the quarter, that disguise a variety of vital worldwide topics—such as paintings, sexuality, masculinities, childcare and relatives matters, faith, violence, legislations and gender rules. eventually, this quantity presents students with huge bibliographies and an inventory of websites for women’s and gender study facilities in eighty five countries.