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Give an assessment of the Feminist critique of contemporary global issues.

  • UPSC 2017
  • 10 marks
  • Contemporary Global Concerns

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Cynthia Enloe's question in Bananas, Beaches and Bases (1989), "Where are the women?", sums up the feminist critique: global issues are framed through states, markets and armies, so those who bear their costs, often women, drop out of view. Feminists ask for a gender-sensitive lens that starts from individuals rather than inter-state relations alone.

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