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The SAGE Handbook of Youth Work Practice showcases the value of professional work with young people as it is practiced in diverse forms in locations around the world. The editors have brought together an international team of contributors who reflect the wide range of approaches that identify as youth work, and the even wider range of approaches that identify variously as community work or community development work with young people, youth programmes, and work with young people within care, development and (informal) education frameworks. The Handbook is structured to explore histories, current practice and future directions: Part One: 'Youth Work' and Approaches to Professional Work with Young People Part Two: Professional Work With Young People: Projects and Practices to Inspire Part Three: Values and Ethics in Work with Young People Part Four: Current Challenges and Hopes for the Future
The Alchemy of Work with Young Women
The Alchemy of Work with Young Women
Introduction
‘Equality has already been achieved’ is the general belief of many young women in Northern Ireland (McAlister, Gray and Neill, 2007). The sentiment expressed in this statement, coupled with their disconnection to an equality struggle that may initially appear irrelevant, presents a complex and challenging picture for feminist youth work practice. Feminist demands for equality have been partially achieved but there remain enduring gender inequalities both locally and globally. The political, social and economic trends for young women reveal notable gains towards equality in a relatively short period of time, but stubborn historic inequalities persist; including the gender pay gap, political ...
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