Title

Review of: Taking Stands: Gender and the Sustainability of Rural Communities

Authors

Peggy Petrzelka, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title

Society and Natural Resources

Publication Date

2004

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Volume

17

Issue

9

First Page

855

Last Page

857

Abstract

In this study of a northern Vancouver island, Maureen Reed examines forestry issues from the perspective of women who live in forest communities. Her main purpose for doing so, she argues, is that we know little about women who support the timber industry. Reed suggests that ignoring these women’s voices has resulted in continued stereotypes and marginalization of rural women and their lives, either viewing these women as "unworthy, irrelevant, or regressive actors in environmental debates," or finding them "classified as victims of an exploitative system who are unable to overcome the contradictions in their lives" (4). Various groups have contributed to the omission of these women’s voices, Reed argues, including planners, researchers, the environmental movement, and rural residents themselves.

Comments

Originally published by Taylor & Francis. Publisher's PDF available through remote link. Featured article is one of several articles included in the Review.

Recommended Citation

Peggy Petrzelka. 2004. Taking Stands: Gender and the Sustainability of Rural Communities by Maureen G. Reed (Vancouver: UBC Press), Society and Natural Resources 17(9):855-857.