Women Divided: Gender, Religion and Politics in Northern Ireland

by Rosemary Sales

Overview

The ongoing Irish peace process has renewed interest in the current social and political problems of Northern Ireland. In bringing together the issues of gender and inequality, Women Divided, a title in the International Studies of Women and Place series, offers new perspectives on women's rights and contemporary political issues.
Women Divided argues that religious and political sectarianism in Northern Ireland has subordinated women. A historical review is followed by an analysis of the contemporary scene-- state, market (particularly employment patterns), family and church--and the role of women's movements. The book concludes with an in-depth critique of the current peace process and its implications for women's rights in Northern Ireland, arguing that women's rights must be a central element in any agenda for peace and reconciliation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415137669
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/03/1997
Series:	Routledge International Studies of Women and Place
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rosemary Sales is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Middlesex University.

Table of Contents

List of tables, Glossary, Acknowledgements, Maps, 1 INTRODUCTION, 2 THE RISE AND FALL OF STORMONT, 3 EXPLAINING THE CONFLICT, 4 BRITISH POLICY UNDER DIRECT RULE, 5 SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS, 6 EMPLOYMENT INEQUALITY IN THE 1990s, 7 ENGENDERING CHANGE, 8 WOMEN AND THE ‘PEACE PROCESS’, Notes, Bibliography, Index