Gender and Disability: Women's Experiences in the Middle East
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- Synopsis
- Women with disabilities face a double discrimination, both in terms of gender and also of their particular disability. For many women their most punishing disability is the attitude taken to them by society. This book examines the situation of women with various types of disability in the Middle Eastern context, and describes the evolution of Oxfam's perspective on working with disabled women. It provides a general overview of the concept of disability and includes several case studies from the Lebanon, Yemen, and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Each chapter looks at specific aspects of the issue, and personal histories from disabled women and members of organizations for disabled people provide gripping testimony.
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 97 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780855983635
- Publisher:
- Oxfam Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 02/07/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Oxfam
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Kari G
- Proofread By:
- Carrie Karnos
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.