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"Examines war through the discipline of gender and sexuality studies. Chapters describe feminist interventions in war and violence, history's genealogy, present incarnations, and possibilities for the future in the context of gender and sexuality studies"--Provided by publisher

"From the way we dress to the way we are treated by our peers, gender is a crucial part of our identity, which is threaded into every aspect of our lives. In this fascinating introduction, Franklin discusses the effects of gender identity on behavior, then explores the theoretical perspectives on why these differences occur"--

An alternative framework to US sex-discrimination law proposes that gender issues be analyzed according to gender disadvantage rather than gender difference. Using examples from court rulings on occupational restrictions, protective labor, & maternity policy, it is suggested that a focus on context & consequence of gender discrimination will reorient issues of gender away from difference toward methods of changing the workplace. 66 References. L. Baker

A groundbreaking guide to caring for children who live outside binary gender boxes

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Making over : metamorphosis, taxonomy, vantage -- Prosopopeias: exceeding kind -- Temporality still -- Social algebras -- Scopic folding, layered economies -- The fixer -- Gender is as gender does : on the rebound -- Spurious displays -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Filmography -- Index

Gender discrimination can be overt & deliberate. It can be covert & indeliberate. In the latter case it is called 'asymmetry.' The gender studies community aims to reveal & eliminate any forms of gender asymmetry. However, insufficient methodological & theoretical reflection implies the reproduction of gender asymmetry throughout gender studies. Adapted from the source document.