Geography And Gender: An Introduction To Feminist Geography

Geography and Gender The Explorations in Feminism Collective Jane Attala Kythe Beaumont Jane Cholmeley Claire Duchen Catherine ltzin Diana Leonard Caroline Waller EXPLORATIONS IN FEMINISM Close to Home A materialist analysis of women's oppression Christine Delphy Translated and edited by Diana Leonard Gender and Schooling A study of sexual divisions in the classroom Michelle Stanworth Geography and Gender An introduction to feminist geography Women and Geography Study Group of the IBG Going up into the N ext Class Women and elementary teacher training 1840-1914 Frances Widdowson The Sexuality Papers Male sexuality and the social control of women Lal Coveney et al. Well-Founded Fear A community study of violence to women J alna H anmer and S heila S aunders Geography and Gender An introduction to f eminist geography Women and Geography Study Group ofthe IBG Hutchinson in association with The Explorations in Feminism Collective London Melbourne Sydney Auckland Johannesburg Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd An imprint of the Hutchinson Publishing Group 17-21 Conway Street, London WlP 6JD and 51 Washington Street, Dover, New Hampshire 03820, USA Hutchinson Group (Australia) Pty Ltd PO Box 4%, 16-22 Church Street, Hawthorne, Melbourne, Victoria 3122 Hutchinson Group (NZ) Ltd 32-34 View Road, PO Box 40-086, Glenfield, Auckland 10 Hutchinson Group (SA) (Pty) Ltd PO Box 337, Bergvlei 2012, South Africa First Published 1984 © Women and Geography Study Group ofthe IBG 1984 Set in 10/11 point Plantin by Saxon Print, Derby Printed and bound in Great Britain by Anchor Brendon Ltd, Tiptree, Essex British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data lnstitute ofBritish Geographers. (Women and Geography Study Group) Geography and gender.-(Explorations in feminism) 1. Geography l. Title 11. Series 910 Gll6 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Geography and Gender. Bibliography: p. lncludes index. 1. Women geographers. 2. Geography-study and teaching. 3. Feminism. l. Women and Geography Study Group of the IBG. 11. Explorations in Feminism Collective (Great Britain) 910' .88042 84-12871 G65.G46 1984 ISBN O 09 156671 1 F or ali the women geographers who went before us. Although often unacknowledged at the time, they have made our way easier Contents List offigures and tables 8 Acknowledgements 9 F oreward by Doreen M assey 11 Preface 13 Part 1: An introduction to feminist geography 1 Why study feminist geography? 2 Feminism and geography: theory and practice 19 24 Part 11: Four examples offeminist analyses in geography 3 Urban spatial structure 4 Women's employment, industrial location and regional change 5 Access to facilities 6 Women and development 43 67 89 107 Part 111: Doing feminist geography 7 Feminism and methods of teaching and research in geography 123 8 Conclusion 144 Bibliography 147 lndex 157 Figures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Birthplace of private servants resident in three British towns, 1871 Contrasts between the proportion of domestic servants in different cities and regions ofthe United States over time Statue in Harlow's central square by Henry Moore Female employees as a percentage of total employees by Standard Region, 1901-81 Regional employment change, 1966-78 Variations between Regional Health Authorities in England and Wales in percentage of ali legal abortions carried out in National Health Service hospitals, 1981 Even in Arab countries womens productive roles are rapidly changing Women full-time undergraduates as a percentage of all full-time undergraduates in British geography départments offering higher degrees, 1980 Possible c