Mary McAuliffe: Foreword -- Clare Gorman: Preface -- Mary Farrell: The gendered roles and work environments in the chef profession in Ireland -- Yvonne Murphy: Sexual consent: Are the lines really that blurred? -- Celia de Fréine: The woman who would teach Irish -- Brenda Murphy: Media landscapes and striptease cultures: Patriarchy, portrayal and bodies -- Isobel Ní Riain: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill's poetic women.
Summary:
"This edited collection of essays brings together discussions on the role, representation and perception of women from the early 1900s to the present day. Each of the chapters are strong on the diverse ways in which gender and radical discrimination are rooted within topics like, education, media, literature, sex and culture. The innovative and originality of this book dwells within the fact that the essays are written by women on the topic of women, giving the collection an all-female narrative and space"-- Provided by publisher.
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