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Social Science Gender Studies

Gender, Politics and Society in Ukraine

edited by Olena Hankivsky & Anastasiya Salnykova

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
May 2012
Category
Gender Studies, General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442640641
    Publish Date
    May 2012
    List Price
    $100.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442616028
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $52.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442685871
    Publish Date
    Dec 2012
    List Price
    $90
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442693395
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $42.95

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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 effects associated with and reinforced by these transitions – including the breakdown of the general welfare system, the lack of progress in the development of the healthcare system, gender inequality in political representation, the patriarchal nature of nation building, human trafficking, domestic violence, changing conceptions of fatherhood and masculinity, homelessness, and LGBT issues – from a variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives.

Gender, Politics, and Society in Ukraine is particularly innovative in its exploration of both women's and men's experiences and the ways in which gender relations shift over time in societies undergoing transitions to democracy. As such, this volume furthers the understanding of the complex obstacles and challenges of working towards gender equality in evolving democracies and identifies future priorities for research, politics, and policy development.

About the authors

Olena Hankivisky is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science and co-director of the Institute for Critical Studies in Gender and Health at Simon Fraser University.

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Anastasiya Salnykova is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia.

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