Raewyn Connell is Professor Emerita at the University of Sydney.Tristan Bridges is Professor of Sociology and Faculty Affiliate of Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

• Preface1. The question of genderNoticing gender amidst global backlashUnderstanding genderDefining genderConclusion2. Gender research: five examplesCase 1: Gender in high school - United StatesCase 2. Empire, feminism, and race - ColombiaCase 3. Violence, young men, and masculinity - AustraliaCase 4. Living on the Edge: Hijra in South IndiaCase 5. Refugee women and culture - Turkey and SyriaConclusion3. Sex differences and gendered bodiesSexual reproduction and differenceExplaining the difference: nature? culture? both?Sex similarities researchSocial embodiment and the reproductive arena4. Theory and theorists: a short global historyIntroduction: Raden Ajeng KartiniImperial Europe and its coloniesFrom Sigmund to SimoneFrom National Liberation to Women's LiberationRe-alignments: queer, intersectional, environmentalGlobal politics and postcolonial knowledgeConclusion5. Gender relationsGender as a social structureIntersectionalityFour dimensions of gender relations1. Power relations2. Economic relations3. Emotional relations4. Symbolic relationsCrisis tendencies and change6. Personal lifeHow gender is made: socialization theory and depth psychologyGender identitySocial embodiment and change in gender relationsGender projects and active learningGender transitions and trans groupsConclusion7. Work, economy and globalizationGendered labourGendered corporations and marketsThe 'gender equality paradox'Feminist theory on the gendered economyGlobalization and genderConclusion8. Gender politicsMovements in gender politicsGendered states and governanceGender politics on a world scaleDigital politics: backlash and counter-publicsToward gender democracyAfterwordReferencesIndex

"My thanks to Raewyn Connell and Tristan Bridges for this timely reference book on gender, which revisits theoretical debates and research contributions from different latitudes in the context of a global backlash and the struggle for equality and non-discrimination as a civilizational horizon."Teresa Valdés, Gender and Equity Observatory"Connell and Bridges show how gender has shaped power relations in the postcolonial world. Combining global and local perspectives, they bring in the rich harvest of gender research worldwide. This book is essential reading and a miracle."Ilse Lenz, Ruhr University Bochum