Gender, Intersections, and Institutions - 9780472130535

Gender, Intersections, and InstitutionsIntersectional Groups Building Alliances and Gaining Voice in Germany\nAuthor(s): Louise K. Davidson-Schmich\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472130535, 978-0472130535\nSynopsis\nGermany serves as a case study of when and how members of intersectional groupsindividuals belonging to two or more disadvantaged social categoriescapture the attention of policymakers, and what happens when they do. This edited volume identifies three venues through which intersectional groups are able to form alliances and generate policy discussions regarding their concerns. Original empirical case studies focus on a wide range of timely subjects, including the intersexed, gender and disability rights, lesbian parenting, women working in STEM fields, workers rights in feminized sectors, women in combat, and Muslim women and girls.