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Introduction:Gendering the disability framework --Part I:Disability: a gendered problematic and conceptualization.A gendered perspective of disability studies /Upali Chakravarti ;Women with disabilities: How do they fare in our society? /S.B. Agnihotri andAmrita Patel ;Women with psychosocial disabilities: shifting the lens from medical to social /Nilika Mehrotra andMahima Nayar --Part II:Human experiences and agency.I feel normal inside. Outside, my body isn't! /Malini Chib ;What is the intersection between oppression of women and psychiatric oppression? /Tina Minkowitz ;Tale of married women with disabilities: an oxymoron reality /Santoshi Halder ;A disabled mother's journey in raising her child /Sandhya Limaye ;Developmental disability and the family: autism spectrum disorder in urban India /Shubhangi Vaidya --Part III:Toward nondiscriminatory gendered strategies.Yes, girls and women with disabilities do math! An intersectionality analysis /Stephanie Ortoleva ;Gendered constructions of work and disability in contemporary India: discursive and empirical perspectives /Renu Addlakha ;Legal capacity and civil political rights for people with psychosocial disabilities /Bhargavi V. Davar --Epilogue:Transforming invisibilities and obscure directions.

The author describes the situation of displaced and refugee Sri Lankan Tamil women in camps in India. Gender, ethnicity, class status, religion, social roles and security of the person are central to this analysis of women's experiences of war as contrasted with the situation of men. The significance of clashing cultures and divergent social norms to the everyday lives of these women is highlighted. The plight of these women is linked to refugee policy and international conventions that are not salient to the actual lived experience in the camps, and some directions for change are indicated. ; L'auteure décrit la situation des réfugiées tamoules du Sri Lanka dans les camps indiens. Cette analyse compare le vécu des femmes dans un contexte de guerre à celui des hommes, en s'attachant particulièrement aux questions de sexe, d'ethnicité, de classe, de religion, de rôles sociaux et de sécurité personnelle. L'impact des divergences culturelles et socio-normatives sur le quotidien y est souligné. La situation critique de ces femmes est imputée aux politiques et conventions internationales sur les réfugié(e)s qui ne tiennent aucunement compte de la réalité des la vie dans les camps. L'auteure suggère des changements.

This collection of essays by feminist scholar-activists addresses the crucial problem of human security in a world of heavily armed, militarized states. It describes the gendered aspects of human security excluded from the realist militarism that dominates current security policy in most nation states. The book deepens and broadens current security discourses, encouraging serious consideration of alternatives to the present global security system that functions to advantage state security over human security, a system the contributors perceive to be rooted in the patriarchal nature of the nation state. This second edition will be of interest to academics and students of gender studies, women's studies, international studies, development studies, human rights, security studies, peace studies and peace education.