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Book SynopsisAgnew delves into the public and private spheres of several distinct communities in order to expose the underlying inequalities within Canada's economic, social, legal, and political systems that frequently result in the denial of basic rights to migrant women.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Vijay Agnew Part I: Immigrant Women and Violence Introduction The Complicity of the Public State in the Intimate Abuse of Immigrant Women Janet E. Mosher Violence in Immigrant Familes in Halifax Barbara Cottrell, Carmen Celina Moncayo, and Evangelia Tastoglou Part II: Immigrant Women and Health Introduction Gender, Migration and Health Arlen Bierman, Farah Ahmad, and Farah Mawani Policy (In)Action: Policy-Making, Health and Migrant Women Denise L. Spitzer Review of Health and Policy Research on Older Immigrants Ito Peng and Margot Lettener Reaching Out and Scaling Up: The Dynamics and Relevance of Migrant Women's Social Capital Bilkis Vissandj , Alisha Apale, and Saskia Wieringa Part III: Immigrant Women and Equity Introduction Immigrant Women and Earnings Equality in Canada Monica Boyd and Jessica Yiu Migrant Muslim Women's Intersts and the Case of "Shari'a" Tribunals in Ontario Annie Bunting and Shado Mokhtari Haitian-Canadians' Experiences of Racism in Quebec: A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective Louise Racine Challenging Gendered and Ethno-Racial Assumptions in Organizing for Housing Rights in Montreal Jill Hanley Conclusion List of Contributors
