GENDERED CITYSCAPES: Perspectives on Identity and Equity in Urban Asia

Book Details:

• Author(s): Divya Upadhyaya Joshi, Hiromi Tanaka, and Chompoonuh K. Perpoonwiwat (Editors)

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• ISBN: 9788131611142

• Language: English

• Binding: Hardcover

• Pages: 292

• Release Date: 01-12-2022

• Sale Territory: India

About the Book:

Gendered Cityscapes offers an insightful exploration into the complex realities of gender disparity in urban spaces across Asia. The book highlights the persistent gender gaps in these urban areas, where systemic inequities continue to prevail despite social, economic, and political progress in many regions. The contributors explore emerging aspects of gendered urbanisms, drawing from diverse perspectives across Asian countries, and advocate for corrective national policies to address these gaps.

The collection of essays here examines the multi-dimensional relationship between gender, urban spaces, and socio-political environments, emphasizing the need for public and civic action to rectify the inequalities. The book underscores that urban development and modernization should go hand in hand with addressing the gendered power imbalances present in cities. The authors provide a comprehensive understanding of these issues and propose a roadmap for social change, advocating for policies that can bridge the gender gap and empower women within these urban settings.

Contents:

1. Rethinking the Intersectionality of Socio-Spatial Relations in Postcolonial India – Kamala Marius

2. Bodily Transgressions and the Gendering of Trade in an Urban Fish Market – Holly M. Hapke

3. Empowering Women – Siripurapu Padmaja

4. Gender-Friendly Educational Programmes in Historical Urban Gardens – I. Kyselka, P. Hudec, and P. Blizkovsky

5. Disability, Gender, and Urban Spaces in India – S. Karmakar and V. Saxena

6. Fashion Trends and the Construction of an Idealized Femininity in Modern Urban Japan – Kyoko Koma

7. Gender and Sexualization in Urban Japan – Hiromi Tanaka

8. Urban Women, Sexuality, and Patriarchy – Amitabh Singh and Jyoti Joshi

9. Open Margins – Sandeep Kumar

10. The Thai Urban Transgender Sex Workers – Kittikorn Sankatiprapa

11. The Urban Girl Child and the Transformative Role of School Education – Aleesha Tangri

12. Women’s Agency and Urban Spaces – Divya Upadhyaya Joshi and Pooja Bohra

13. The Crises of Ethnicity and Urbanism in India – B.R. Pant and Raghubir Chand

14. Domestic Violence and Gender in the Urban Himalayan Home – Chhavi Arya and Chetna Jantwal

15. Changing Gender Ratios and Life in the Urban Central Himalaya – Ramesh Chandra Taragi and Raghubir Chand

About the Authors / Editors:

• Divya Upadhyaya Joshi, PhD – Professor of Political Science and Deputy Director of the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre at Kumaun University, Nainital, India. Her research specializes in gender studies, particularly the dynamics of gender in marginalized mountain areas of India.

• Hiromi Tanaka, PhD – Associate Professor in the School of Information and Communication at Meiji University, Japan. She focuses on feminist media studies and is currently working on projects related to social media, gender, and emotional AI.

• Chompoonuh K. Perpoonwiwat, PhD – Associate Professor of Economics at Srinakharinwirot University in Bangkok. Her research interests include public policy analysis, local public finance, transportation, and environmental issues.