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Feminisms, Empowerment and Development

By Jenny Edwards

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Feminisms, Empowerment and Development

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The economic and political empowerment of women continues to be a central focus for development agencies worldwide; access to medical care, education and employment, as well as women's reproductive rights remain key factors effecting women's autonomy. Feminisms, Empowerment and Development explores what women are doing to change their own personal circumstances whilst providing an in-depth analysis of collective action and institutionalized mechanisms aimed at changing structural relations. Drawing on unique, original research and approaching empowerment as a complex process of negotiation, rather than a linear sequence of inputs and outcomes, this crucial collection highlights the difficulty of creating common agendas for the advancement of women's power and rights, and argues for a more nuanced, context-based approach to development theory and practice. An indispensible text for anyone interested in gender and development, this book shows that policies and approaches to development that view women as instrumental to other objectives will never promote women's empowerment as they fail to address the structures by which gender inequality is perpetuated over time.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
346
Release Date:
2014-03-13
Publication Date:
2014-03-13
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1780325835
ISBN13:
9781780325835
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
489 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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