Half the world half a chance : an introduction to gender and development
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Half the world half a chance : an introduction to gender and development
Oxfam, c1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-223) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780855981853
Description
What is gender, and why is it a development issue? How can development projects and programmes take gender-related issues into account? This book explains how and why women are disadvantaged, not only by social and economic structures but also by many current development initiatives. But all over the world, women are working together to overcome barriers and oppressive structures, and to achieve genuine development for themselves and their communities. The book gives many examples from Oxfam's experience of successful action by women's organisations, and offers a clear message of hope for a future where gender-determine divisions will no longer disadvantage half the world.
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: pbk ISBN 9780855981860
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Explains how and why women are disadvantaged not only by social and economic structures but also by many current development initiatives. This book also gives many examples of successful action by women's organizations and offers a message of hope.
Table of Contents
- * Foreword
- * Acknowledgements
- 1. What is gender? 2. Why development is a gender issue
- 3. Mothers and housewives? Gender, reproductive and productive work
- 4. Upholding and challenging gender subordination
- 5. 'A triple yoke of oppression': gender, class and caste in a post-colonial world
- 6. Development at the crossroads
- 7. Reassessing the role of women
- 8. Some practical issues in development
- 9. Actors in social change
- * Notes and references
- * Index.
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