| Description |
1 online resource (112 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Executive summary -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Indigenous women: Leaders in a time of change -- 1.2 Purpose of the research -- 1.3 Underlying concepts and approaches -- 1.4 Scope, methodology and organization of the research -- 1.5 Country-specific aspects of the methodology -- 1.6 Limitations -- 2. Indigenous women's socio-economic situation -- 2.1 Overview of the socio-economic situation of indigenous women: global and regional data -- 2.2 Indigenous women in Bangladesh, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Cameroon and Guatemala. |
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2.2.1 The overall context -- 2.2.2 Indigenous women's multiple roles -- 2.2.3 Indigenous women within their families and communities -- 2.2.4 Indigenous women's initiatives towards greater participation and organization -- 3. Barriers to indigenous women's participation and organization: systematization of findings and comparison across countries -- 3.1 Physical barriers -- 3.1.1. Environmental and economic conditions -- 3.1.2. Physical meeting spaces -- 3.1.3. Access to information and communication networks -- 3.2 Psychological barriers -- 3.2.1 Awareness and knowledge |
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3.2.2 Skills and abilities -- 3.2.3 Emotions and motivation -- 3.3 Social barriers -- 3.3.1 Gender norms, roles and perceptions -- 3.3.2 Discrimination, violence, and harassment -- 3.3.3 Political and organizational issues -- 4. Envisioning a way forward -- 4.1 Existing barriers and indigenous women's aspirations -- 4.2 Noteworthy developments -- 4.3 A rights-based framework for action -- 4.4 Building on knowledge and understanding of indigenous women's barriers: lessons learned for future research -- 5. Concluding remarks and main recommendations for action -- References |
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Annex: Country Profiles -- Bangladesh -- The Plurinational State of Bolivia -- Cameroon -- Guatemala |
| Summary |
Based on qualitative research in Bangladesh, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Cameroon and Guatemala, this study aims at identifying and analysing barriers to participation and organization faced by indigenous women at multiple levels. It provides a set of recommendations and suggests a focus on three main areas of interventions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indigenous women.
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Indigenous women. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Office, International Labour Exploring and Tackling Barriers to Indigenous Women's Participation and Organization Genève 22 : International Labour Organisation (ILO),c2021 |
| ISBN |
9220342294 (electronic book) |
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9789220342299 (electronic book) |
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