What are the gender roles in cross cultural contects

Length: 2500 words (excluding references)• 1.5 spaced and fully and properly referenced • at least 10 references required• You need to choose at least THREE references from the references included in the subject outline

Not only gender but also culture need to be taken into consideration in the essay.

Set Task:
Assessment task 3: Critical essay
Students are expected to develop an essay question drawing on the themes covered in the subject, such as ‘oppressive practices’, media representation, bodies, gendered
experiences of consumption, violence, citizenship, development and war, to name a few. The essay should include a critical analysis of one of the theoretical concepts/
debates covered in the subject, applying it to the example of your choice. This requires breadth of reading, critical and analytical skills and development of well-
grounded arguments supported by relevant academic literature. 50%2500 words 10 references Criteria- Depth of analysis
- Breadth of reading – Relevance of arguments – Clarity of written expression – Accuracy of referencing
Question for the Essay
“How can we understand difference understandings of gender roles in cross-cultural contexts? Can respect for cultural diversity sometimes undermine women’s rights?”

Suggested weekly readings from course structure outline (at least 3 required).
Week 5: Gender Roles in Cross-Cultural Contexts Western feminism has been largely built on liberal ideals of individualism, autonomy and freedom. However, conceptions of gender roles in other cultural traditions can
be dramatically different, emphasising communal ties, obligation and group solidarity. How can we understand different understandings of gender roles in cross-cultural
contexts? Can respect for cultural diversity sometimes undermine women’s rights? Readings: Bulbeck, C. 1998, ‘Individual Versus Community’, in Reorienting Western Feminisms: Women’s diversity in a postcolonial world, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
pp. 57-96. Pande, R. 2015, ‘I arranged my own marriage’: arranged marriages and post-colonial feminism, Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography, 22:2, 172-187. Ramnarain, S. 2016. ‘Unpacking Widow Headship and Agency in Post- Conflict Nepal’, Feminist Economics, 22:1, 80-105, DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2015.1075657 Further readings:
Anitha, S. et al. 2012, ‘Striking Lives: Multiple Narratives of South Asian Women’s employment, identity and protest in the UK’, Ethnicities 12(6):
753-775. Carbin, M. 2014, ‘The requirement to speak: Victim in Swedish Policies against honour-related violence’ Women’s Studies International Forum, 46: 107-114. Bulbeck, C. 2006, ‘ ‘If most men are against us, can se call ourselves feminists?’: young people’s views of feminism-east and west’ PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary
International Studies Vol3, No.2, http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/portal Moreton-Robinson, A. 2000, ‘TiddasSpeakin’ Strong: Indigenous Women’s Self-Presentation within White Australian Feminism’ in Talkin’ up to the white woman: Indigenous
women and white feminism, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, pp. 150-178. Phillips, A.2010, ‘What is ‘culture’?’ Gender and Culture, Cambridge: Policy Press, pp.57-68. Purewal, Navtej. 2013, ‘Girl Talk: Cultural Change and Challenge through the Eyes of Young Women in Contemporary Punjab’ in Son Preference: Sex Selection, Gender and
Culture in South Asia.: Berg Publishers, pp. 108-116. Takhar, S. 2011, ‘The construction of political agency: South Asian Women and political activism’ Community Development Journal, Vol 46: No 3, pp. 341-350.
Lots of others in the subject outline below and weekly readings listed.
– Differing perspectives – Reasoning