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Table of Contents
Intro
Foreword
Engendering Sustainability
Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Women's Empowerment and Its Limits: Setting the Scene
1 Introduction
2 Engendering Sustainability: The Purpose and Significance of Our Book
3 The Structure of the Book
4 Background
References
Part I: Know the Limits: The Status of Women Empowerment in the Sustainability Discourse
Chapter 2: Women's Empowerment: A Historical Introduction
1 Introduction
2 Greek Women
2.1 Spartan Women
2.2 Dorian Women
2.3 Athenian Women
3 Roman Women
3.1 Women's Empowerment in the Imperial Era
3.2 Roman "Empresses"
3.3 Silent Roman "Empresses": Four Examples
4 "Patriarchy Depends on Culture, Not on Nature". The Studies of Johann Jakob Bachofen in the Nineteenth Century
5 From Yesterday to Today: Women's Empowerment in the Twentieth Century
References
Chapter 3: Achievements and Hurdles Towards Women's Access to Climate Justice
1 Introduction
2 Access to Justice in International Human Rights Law: A General Overview
2.1 De facto Inequalities in Women's Access to Justice
3 Climate Justice: From Silencing to Empowering Women
3.1 The Role of Women in Climate Justice
3.2 An Intersectional Approach to Climate Justice
4 Conclusions: Do We Have a Chance to Avoid the Worst?
References
Chapter 4: Minority Women, Human Rights, and Cultures in the Multicultural Discourse
1 Connecting Cultures and Social Groups in Multicultural Societies
2 Minorities, Internal Minorities, and Women
3 Women as a Minority or Women as a Minority Within a Minority?
4 Laws and Courts Before Minority Women
5 European Responses Toward Minority Women: Culture(s) Meet(s) Religion
5.1 ... Culture(s) Meet(s) Violence
6 Beyond Europe: Natives and Indigenous Women as Internal Minorities
7 Empowering, Not "Helping" Minority Women
References
Part II: Test the Limits: Where Is Gender Equality in the Sustainable Development Policy Framework?
Chapter 5: Including the Gender Dimension in the "Investment and Sustainable Development" Discourse: Where Do We Stand Now?
1 Introductory Remarks
2 Gender Provisions in International Investment Agreements: What Are the (New) Trends?
3 Assessing the Impact of IIAs on Gender Policies
4 Some Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 6: The Climate Crisis in Fiji: The Grim Realities and Available Opportunities for Gender and Climate Justice
1 The Current Situation
2 The Fiji Government's Response to Mainstream Gender in the Context of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction?
3 Strengthening Responses to Violence Against Women in Humanitarian Settings
4 Where Is the Data That Matters? The Lack of Sex- and Age-Disaggregated Data
5 Participation of Women in Decision-Making Processes
Foreword
Engendering Sustainability
Acknowledgments
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Women's Empowerment and Its Limits: Setting the Scene
1 Introduction
2 Engendering Sustainability: The Purpose and Significance of Our Book
3 The Structure of the Book
4 Background
References
Part I: Know the Limits: The Status of Women Empowerment in the Sustainability Discourse
Chapter 2: Women's Empowerment: A Historical Introduction
1 Introduction
2 Greek Women
2.1 Spartan Women
2.2 Dorian Women
2.3 Athenian Women
3 Roman Women
3.1 Women's Empowerment in the Imperial Era
3.2 Roman "Empresses"
3.3 Silent Roman "Empresses": Four Examples
4 "Patriarchy Depends on Culture, Not on Nature". The Studies of Johann Jakob Bachofen in the Nineteenth Century
5 From Yesterday to Today: Women's Empowerment in the Twentieth Century
References
Chapter 3: Achievements and Hurdles Towards Women's Access to Climate Justice
1 Introduction
2 Access to Justice in International Human Rights Law: A General Overview
2.1 De facto Inequalities in Women's Access to Justice
3 Climate Justice: From Silencing to Empowering Women
3.1 The Role of Women in Climate Justice
3.2 An Intersectional Approach to Climate Justice
4 Conclusions: Do We Have a Chance to Avoid the Worst?
References
Chapter 4: Minority Women, Human Rights, and Cultures in the Multicultural Discourse
1 Connecting Cultures and Social Groups in Multicultural Societies
2 Minorities, Internal Minorities, and Women
3 Women as a Minority or Women as a Minority Within a Minority?
4 Laws and Courts Before Minority Women
5 European Responses Toward Minority Women: Culture(s) Meet(s) Religion
5.1 ... Culture(s) Meet(s) Violence
6 Beyond Europe: Natives and Indigenous Women as Internal Minorities
7 Empowering, Not "Helping" Minority Women
References
Part II: Test the Limits: Where Is Gender Equality in the Sustainable Development Policy Framework?
Chapter 5: Including the Gender Dimension in the "Investment and Sustainable Development" Discourse: Where Do We Stand Now?
1 Introductory Remarks
2 Gender Provisions in International Investment Agreements: What Are the (New) Trends?
3 Assessing the Impact of IIAs on Gender Policies
4 Some Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 6: The Climate Crisis in Fiji: The Grim Realities and Available Opportunities for Gender and Climate Justice
1 The Current Situation
2 The Fiji Government's Response to Mainstream Gender in the Context of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction?
3 Strengthening Responses to Violence Against Women in Humanitarian Settings
4 Where Is the Data That Matters? The Lack of Sex- and Age-Disaggregated Data
5 Participation of Women in Decision-Making Processes