Gender and development

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Title:

Author:

Momsen, Janet Henshall.

ISBN:

9780415775632

9780415775625

9780203869628

Personal Author:

Momsen, Janet Henshall.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

London : Routledge, c2010.

Physical Description:

xiv, 285 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Routledge perspectives on development

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Introduction : gender is a development issue -- The sex ratio -- Reproduction -- Gender, health and violence -- Gender and environment -- Gender in rural areas -- Gender and urbanization -- Globalization and changing patterns of economic activity -- How far have we come?

Subject Term:

Women in development -- Developing countries.

Sexual division of labor -- Developing countries.

Women -- Developing countries.

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Summary

Global financial problems, rising food prices, climate change, international migration - increasingly by women - conflict situations in many poor countries, the spread of tropical diseases such as malaria and dengue fever and the increased incidence of HIV/AIDS and TB, and changing patterns of trade have all added new dimensions to gender issues in developing countries. These problems are frequently being brought to public attention in the media and through long-haul tourism. Consequently students' interest in gender and development has grown considerably in the last few years.

This updated second edition provides a concise, accessible introduction to Gender and Development issues in the developing world and in the transition countries of Eastern and Central Europe. The nine chapters include discussions on changes in theoretical approaches, gender complexities and the Millennium Development Goals; social and biological reproduction including differing attitudes to family planning by states and variation in education and access to housing; differences in health and violence at major life stages for women and men and natural disasters and gender roles in rural and urban areas. The penultimate chapter considers the impact of broad economic changes such as the globalization of trade and communications on gender differences in economic activity and the final chapter addresses international progress towards gender equality as measured by the global gender gap. The text is particularly strong on environmental aspects and the new edition builds on this to consider the effects of climate change and declining natural resources illustrated by a case study of changing gender roles in fishing in India. There is also enhanced coverage of topics such as global trade, sport as a development tool, masculinities, and sustainable agriculture. Maps, statistics, references and boxed case studies have been updated throughout and their coverage widened.

Gender and Development is the only broad based introduction to the topic written specifically for a student audience. It features student friendly items such as chapter learning objectives, discussion questions, annotated guides to further reading and websites. The text is enlivened throughout with examples and case studies drawn from the author's worldwide field research and consultancies with international development agencies over four decades and her experience of teaching the topic to undergraduates and postgraduates in many countries. It will be an essential text for a variety of courses on development, women's studies, sociology, anthropology and geography.