The Persistence of Gender Inequality

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By Mary Evans

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The Persistence of Gender Inequality by Mary Evans examines why, despite long-standing efforts, women continue to earn less and hold less power than men. Evans challenges the optimistic narratives of progress that conceal deep-rooted, structural gender inequalities intertwined with broader social disparities. The book explores how contemporary discussions frequently overlook gender, neglecting crucial aspects of male–female relationships, and calls for a renewed focus on these unresolved inequalities.
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The Persistence of Gender Inequality

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This book is ideal for readers interested in gender studies, social inequality, feminism, and education, including students, academics, and activists seeking a deeper understanding of why gender inequality persists in modern society.

Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached.

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Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. In this incisive account of why this is the case, Mary Evans argues that optimistic narratives of progress and emancipation have served to obscure long-term structural inequalities between women and men, structural inequalities which are not only about gender but also about general social inequality.

In widening the lenses on the persistence of gender inequality, Evans shows how in contemporary debates about social inequality gender is often ignored, implicitly side-lining critical aspects of relations between women and men. This engaging short book attempts to join up some of the dots in the ways that we think about both social and gender inequality, and offers a new perspective on a problem that still demands society’s full attention.

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"A perceptive, focused essay...Highly recommended." Times Higher Education
"Evans deftly unravels mystifications about gender equality and highlights the unfinished nature of feminism without addressing global social inequalities." Kathy Davis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
"A wide-ranging, readable text urging recognition of structural inequalities and the need for political integration of care work and a clearer feminism." Gabriele Griffin, Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745689913

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 October 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 218.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 200

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About the Author

Mary Evans is Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science.