Independent Women: The Story of Women's Activism in East Timor"This book tells the story of how East Timorese women activists mobilised against a patriarchal society and claimed their right to participate in their new independent and democratice nation." --Back cover. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Womens traditional roles | 11 |
War and resistance | 27 |
political and social movements | 45 |
Faith and womens empowerment | 59 |
The transition to independence | 73 |
Violence against women | 91 |
war peace and womens movements | 105 |
liberation politics and womens rights | 123 |
conflict reconstruction | 141 |
the challenges ahead | 157 |
Appendices | 175 |
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Authors and contributors | 198 |
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Africa armed conflict Bisoi Cambodia campaign Catherine Scott Catholic CEDAW cent challenge church CIIR civil society organisations CNRT colonial constitution cultural Dili Dili District domestic violence donors East Timor East Timorese women economic empowerment equality Falintil female Fokupers forced Forum Fretilin funding Gusmão HIV and AIDS human rights independent East Timor Indonesian army Indonesian occupation Indonesian soldiers institutions international NGOs Interview with Catherine Ivete JSMP justice leaders legislation lives male ministry Mozambican Mozambique Mulher Timorense Namibia NGOs Olandina Caeiro OPMT participation peace photo Irena Cristalis political parties Portuguese post-conflict programmes rape Rede Feto resistance role sexual social struggle SWAPO Tetum Timor Leste Timor Lorosae Timorese women activists tion traditional transition Unifem United Nations UNTAET victims village violence against women West Timor woman women's issues women's movement women's organisations women's rights Xanana Gusmão