Women's Journey to Empowerment in the 21st Century A Transnational Feminist Analysis of Women's Lives in Modern Times

Women's Journey to Empowerment in the 21st Century offers a global view into the patriarchal attitudes that shape cultural practices that oppress women and continue to take form in the modern era. In closely examining a range of issues--from the college campus rape epidemic in the United States to the climate change effects in Ghana--this book compels readers to utilize a contextual framework in order to take a closer look into contemporary violence and oppression against women in our world. Written through the lens of transnational feminism, it examines the intersections of nationhood, race, gender, sexuality, and economics within the context of a world shaped by globalization and colonialism, causing the redefinition of borders and the realignment of migration patterns. A transnational feminist perspective also supports a definition of global sisterhood based on equity, understanding, and mutual experiences. Students focusing on social justice, social work, women's studies, feminist theory, and/or violence against women will find the book to be an invaluable resource.

Kristen Zaleski, PhD, MSW, is Clinical Associate Professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. Her decade-long work with sexual assault survivors spans inpatient and outpatient settings, and she has a dual specialty in civilian and military sexual trauma. Dr. Zaleski has published research on treatment for sexual assault-related post-traumatic stress disorder as well as sexual violence and rape culture in digital realms.

Annalisa Enrile, PhD, MSW, is Clinical Professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. She traces her transnational roots back to the Philippines, where she became a feminist human rights defender and an anti-trafficking warrior. Fighting to end modern day slavery, she continues to work on both sides of the Pacific and across other oceans.

Eugenia L. Weiss, PsyD, LCSW, is Clinical Associate Professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California and a Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs. For over 18 years, Dr. Weiss maintained a psychotherapy practice serving the Latino/a population and military and veteran families. She is also a Board Member of the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education under the Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice.

Xiying Wang, PhD, MA, is Associate Professor in the School of Social Development and Public Policy
at Beijing Normal University. Dr. Wang has been working on the area of gender-based violence for 16 years. Her articles addressing the issue of dating violence, sexual coercion, child sexual abuse, and other gender-based violence have been published widely in international peer-reviewed journals including Modern China, Violence Against Women, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Smith College Studies in Social Work, and Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. As principal and co-investigator, Dr. Wang has been involved in more than 10 research projects--funded by organizations such as the Ford Foundation, the Ministry of Education, UNFPA China, and UN Women--on gender-based violence, sex education, women living with HIV/AIDS, and disaster social work.

Preface. Transnational Feminism and the Journey to Equity and Empowerment for Women in the 21st Century

Section 1. Institutional Neglect of Women and Girls
Introduction. Confronting the Global Challenges of the 21st Century
Liza Maza

Chapter 1. Climate Change and Gender Discrimination in Ghana
Laura McKinney, Arianna King

Chapter 2. Enequity Embodied: Racism and Sexism in Reproductive Healthcare for African-American Women Tyan Parker-Dominguez

Chapter 3. Rural Girls' Educational Empowerment in Urbanizing China: Comparing Han Majority and Mongolian Minority Girls
Vilma Seeberg, Y. Na, D. Clark, Y. Li

Chapter 4. College Sexual Assault in the United States
Audrey Brammer, Kristen Zaleski, Cary Klemmer

Chapter 5. The Women of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation: Portrayals of Historical Trauma and Healing Through Traditional Practices
Claradina Soto, Toni Handboy, Ruth A. Supranovich, Eugenia L. Weiss

Chapter 6. Women of Color in Academia: Self-Preservation in the Face of White Fragility and Hegemonic Masculinity
Claudia M. Bermúdez, Rachel R. Camacho

Section 2. New Media and Free Choice
Introduction. Seizing the Opportunity of Social Media and Not Letting Go
Antigone Davis

Chapter 7. Image-Based Sexual Abuse: Revenge Porn and the New Era of Sexual Assault Perpetration Online
Jessica Klein, Kristen Zaleski

Chapter 8. Honor Killings in Pakistan: The Case of Social Media Star Qandeel Baloch
Sarah Ahmed

Chapter 9. Public Meets Private: Fetish-ing Japanese Women
Ana Lopez, Michelle Greene, Terri Scott, Annalisa Enrile

Chapter 10. The Silence of Womens Voices in Egypt
Gayle Kimball

Section 3. Gender Equity and Politics
Introduction. Advocates Are Not Giving Up in the Fight to End Gender Violence
Fraidy Reiss

Chapter 11. Refugee Mothers Raising Children Born of Rape in Dutch Society
Kimberly Anderson, Elisa Van Ee

Chapter 12. Child Marriage in the United States
Aditi Wahi, Kristen Zaleski

Chapter 13. Coping with loneliness: Health and well-being among older women in Australia
Dawn Joosten-Hagye, Anne Katz

Chapter 14. Repressive Policies and Women's Reproductive Choices in Poland: The Case of State Violence Against Women
Wanda Nowicka, Joanna Regulska

Chapter 15. Stepping Forward, Standing Strong: Philippine Women Human Rights Defenders
Annalisa Enrile

Chapter 16. Rape as a Weapon of War in Myanmar
Annalisa Oatman, Kate Majewski

Section 4. Intimate Violence
Introduction. To Always Believe in Possibility and the Power of Change
Iron

Chapter 17. Domestic Violence in Kyrgyzstan: Finding a Voice of Strength and Empowerment
Saltanat Childress, Elizabeth Aparicio, Jill Messing

Chapter 18. Dating Violence in China
Xiying Wang

Chapter 19. Female Same-sex Intimate Partner Violence in China: State, Culture, Family, and Gender
Ming Luo, Tuen Yi Chiu

Chapter 20. Violence of Women in Cults in the United States
Doni Whitsett, Natasha Rosow

Chapter 21. Leave Me Alone: Violence Against Women in Trinidad and Tobago
Melissa Singh

Chapter 22. Peace Building and Gender Inclusivity: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh
Adrineh Gregorian

Chapter 23. The U.S. Military-Prostitution Complex, Patriarchy, and Masculinity: A Transnational Feminist Perspective of the Sexual Global Exploitation of Women
Eugenia Weiss, Annalisa Enrile