Nelly P. Stromquist
Educating Women: the political economy of patriarchal states
University of Southern California
abstract study reviews available evidence educational conditions women policies enacted states throughout world regarding education gender focuses two extremes educational continuum illiteracy higher education effort detect state behaviours toward women also interaction gender class evidence suggests states regardless type governance mode economic production engage activities either continue assign domestic responsibilities women leave undisturbed social representations womens proper role society representations though maintained ideological forces clear material foundation supported implicit coalition men women upperand middleclasses permits wealthier women share benefits men extracting resources lowerclass women