Previous edition: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-270) and index.

Introduction: Community, an Undervalued Women's Space -- Creating and Recreating Communities as Gendered Entities -- Women and Social Action: Social Change at the Individual Level -- Women and Social Action: Social Change through Group Activities and Networks -- Social Change through Collective Action: Campaigns and Mass Mobilizations -- Feminist Action in the Workplacem -- Increasing Women's Position in Parliament, Governance and Decision-making structures -- Sustainable Community Development -- International Policy Change and Mainstreaming Women's Actions in Communities -- Conclusions.

Historically, women and men have been assigned to different spaces in their communities. Although several decades of feminist social action have made significant progress to the social, economic and political condition of many women, change has been uneven and there remain considerable advancements to be made globally. This valuable third edition considers women's changing position in the world today, updating some of the perennial challenges that women face and examining new and emerging issues including digital exclusion, sustainable community development and environmental justice. Published in association with the British Association of Social Workers, this book is an invaluable resource for students and practitioners of social work, community work, sociology and social policy.