Women and Development in the Third World

Janet Momsen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

128 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-41703-8 (ISBN)

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This review of policy and practice in relation to women's lives in social and economic terms in America, Africa and Asia raises questions about planning and the empowerment of women. It presents ten case studies of women's lives and coping strategies in the Third World.

For all societies, the common denominator of gender is female subordination. For women of the Third World the effects of this position are worsened by economic crisis, the legacy of colonialism, as well as patriarchal attitudes and economic crises.Feminist critique has introduced the gender factor to development theory, arguing that the equal distribution of the benefits of economic development can only be achieved through a radical restructuring of the process of development. This important new book reviews both policy and practice in Latin America, Africa and Asia and raises thought-provoking questions concerning the role of development planning and the empowerment of women.

Janet Henshall Momsen

1. Introduction 2. The Sex Ratio 3. Reproduction 4. Women and Work in Rural Areas 5. Women and Work in Urban Areas 6. Spatial Patterns of Women's Economic Activity 7. Women and Development Planning Discussion Questions Further Reading

Erscheinungsdatum	07.10.2017
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Introductions to Development
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-138-41703-3 / 1138417033
ISBN-13	978-1-138-41703-8 / 9781138417038
Zustand	Neuware