Women across Asia, Issues of Identities

Women Across Asia: Issues of Identities is a book about different aspects of identities among women in various parts of Asia. In spite of differences geographically and culturally, one can find out several strings of identity among women in the continent. This comes out sharply when we look at some specific aspects of culture, society, economy, polity of women in this region. With a short introduction on issues of identities in Asia, the book brings cases throughout different regions of Asia as well as specifically in India, which bear the strands of identity., About The Author:- Lipi Ghosh, a Reader in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Calcutta, India and an Academic Committee Member of the Women's Study Research Centre, University of Calcutta., Contents:- A few words to Begin with... · Editorial · List of Contributors · Gender Stereotyping in South Asia · Gender Disparity in South Asia: A Comparative Study of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka · Whither the Women of Asia? An Exploration into the Trends in the Nature of Women's Engagements Visible in Asia · Women Participation in Panchayati Raj Institution in West Bengal · Globalisation and its Impact on Women Workers: The Asian Experience · Quest for Identity: A Brief Sketch of the Palestinian Women's Movement · Between Secular Teaching and Islamic Preaching: Confused Identity of Soviet Central Asian Women · Between "Homeland" and Home: Russian Women in Uzbekistan · Women's' (Non) Identity: the Case of the Bauls' Sadhansanginis · Con (fused) Identity of a flying Woman · Identity-Women-Advertisement: Politics of Viewing · Religion, Sex and Issues of Identity: Women in Thailand · Japanese Women: Mukoirikon to Modernisation · Women in Bhutan: Aspects of their Status and Role · Index