Gender relations [thema]

Authors:Siegmien Staphorst, Twie Tjoa, Mayke Kromhout, Riane Haas-Bledoeg, Henna E. Malmberg-Guicherit, Humphrey E. Lamur, P. Olton, Aisha Khan

Summary:Focus of this issue is on gender relations. Most of the articles have been written by participants of a workshop on Feminist Scholarship, organized by the working group 'Gender and Development' of the University of Suriname. With the following articles: 'The economic role of Surinamese women before World War II' by Siegmien Staphorst ; 'The political participation of women in Suriname from a herstorical perspective' by Twie Tjoa ; 'Gender relations and household management in the changing economy of Suriname' by Mayke Kromhout ; 'Comments on gender in development' by Riane de Haas-Bledoeg ; 'Women and gender in religion. The position of women in the diverse religious communities in Suriname' by Henna E. Malberg-Guicherit ; 'Fertility of Antillean population in the Netherlands' by H.E. Lamur and P. Olton ; "Hard work" and history in the Indo-Caribbean' by Aisha Khan

Article, English, 1995