Gender Inequality in The Bahamas

This book examines sexual power dynamics, long-held patriarchal values, and other harmful attitudes toward women in The Bahamas and Caribbean through the lens of media and law. Though gender politics is pushing these societies toward inclusivity, Storr, adopting a phenomenological framework, argues that, as sites of both reinforcement and resistance to misogynistic norms, future progress must focus on deconstructing the inequitable social institutions underlying unhealthy gender relations.

Casting a discerning eye on popular culture, Juliette Storr acutely diagnoses the role that family, religion, business, and other key institutions play in engendering gender inequalities and violence in neocolonial Bahamas. Written in an engaging style, her provocative analysis is a forward-looking vision in the direction of Bahamian gender parity, with implications for the broader "postcolonial" Caribbean and its diaspora.--Kevin Frank, Baruch College, This book is a well-researched, insightful, must-read resource on the complex manifestations of gender inequalities in contemporary Bahamian society. The author's analysis of the challenging realities of gender and its impact on human relations succeeds in captivating any audience interested in social justice. This text has a transformative effect as it unveils hidden socio-political truths facing the people of the Bahamas. It also provides thought-provoking and comprehensive policy solutions that advance a gender equality agenda within a rich, socio-cultural nation landscape.--Shivaughn Hem-Lee-Forsyth, St. George's University

Juliette Storr is professor of communications at Pennsylvania State University, Beaver.