Negotiating Gender Equity In The Global South

Author : Sohela Nazneen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351245600
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Negotiating Gender Equity in the Global South (Open Access) written by Sohela Nazneen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fact that women have achieved higher levels of political inclusion within low- and middle-income countries has generated much speculation about whether this is reaping broader benefits in tackling gender-based inequalities. This book uncovers the multiple political dynamics that influence governments to adopt and implement gender equity policies, pushing the debate beyond simply the role of women’s inclusion in influencing policy. Bringing the politics of development into discussion with feminist literature on women's empowerment, the book proposes the new concept of ‘power domains’ as a way to capture how inter-elite bargaining, coalitional politics, and social movement activism combine to shape policies that promote gender equity. In particular, the book investigates the conditions under which countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have adopted legislation against domestic violence, which remains widespread in many developing countries. The book demonstrates that women’s presence in formal politics and policy spaces does not fully explain the pace in adopting and implementing domestic violence law. Underlying drivers of change within broader domains of power also include the role of clientelistic politics and informal processes of bargaining, coalition-building, and persuasion; the discursive framing of gender-equitable ideas; and how transnational norms influence women’s political inclusion and gender-inclusive policy outcomes. The comparative approach across Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Ghana, India, and Bangladesh demonstrates how advancing gender equality varies by political context and according to the interests surrounding a particular issue. Negotiating Gender Equity in the Global South will be of interest to students and scholars of gender and development, as well as to activists within governments, political parties, nongovernmental organizations, women’s movements, and donor agencies, at national and international levels, who are looking to develop effective strategies for advancing gender equality.

Author : Gabrielle Hosein
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783487526
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Negotiating Gender, Policy and Politics in the Caribbean written by Gabrielle Hosein and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on rich empirical research, this book examines the evolution and success of feminist strategies to promote democratic governance, women’s rights and gender equality in the Caribbean.

Author : Bernadette P. Resurrección
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351175165
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Negotiating Gender Expertise in Environment and Development written by Bernadette P. Resurrección and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book casts a light on the daily struggles and achievements of ‘gender experts’ working in environment and development organisations, where they are charged with advancing gender equality and social equity and aligning this with visions of sustainable development. Developed through a series of conversations convened by the book’s editors with leading practitioners from research, advocacy and donor organisations, this text explores the ways gender professionals – specialists and experts, researchers, organizational focal points – deal with personal, power-laden realities associated with navigating gender in everyday practice. In turn, wider questions of epistemology and hierarchies of situated knowledges are examined, where gender analysis is brought into fields defined as largely techno-scientific, positivist and managerialist. Drawing on insights from feminist political ecology and feminist science, technology and society studies, the authors and their collaborators reveal and reflect upon strategies that serve to mute epistemological boundaries and enable small changes to be carved out that on occasions open up promising and alternative pathways for an equitable future. This book will be of great relevance to scholars and practitioners with an interest in environment and development, science and technology, and gender and women’s studies more broadly. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351175180, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Mehrangiz Najafizadeh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315458438
Total Pages : 1128 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women of Asia written by Mehrangiz Najafizadeh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With thirty-two original chapters reflecting cutting edge content throughout developed and developing Asia, Women of Asia: Globalization, Development, and Gender Equity is a comprehensive anthology that contributes significantly to understanding globalization’s transformative process and the resulting detrimental and beneficial consequences for women in the four major geographic regions of Asia—East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Eurasia/Central Asia—as it gives "voice" to women and provides innovative ways through which salient understudied issues pertaining to Asian women’s situation are brought to the forefront.

Author : Amri, Laroussi
Publisher : CODESRIA
ISBN 13 : 2869785895
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender and Citizenship in the Global Age written by Amri, Laroussi and published by CODESRIA. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the major issues this book examines is what the African experience and identity have contributed to the debate on citizenship in the era of globalisation. The volume presents case studies of different African contexts, illustrating the gendered aspects of citizenship as experienced by African men and women. Citizenship carries manifold gendered aspects and given the distinct gender roles and responsibilities, globalisation affects citizenship in different ways. It further examines new forms of citizenship emerging from the current era dominated by a neoliberal focus. The book is not exclusive in terms of theorisation but its focus on African contexts, with an in-depth analysis taking into consideration local culture and practices and their implications for citizenship, provides a good foundation for further scholarly work on gender and citizenship in Africa.

Author : Kunal Sen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198872569
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pathways to Development written by Kunal Sen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pathways to Development draws on a major comparative research effort to present new answers to the question of how politics shapes development.

Author : Rachel Masika
Publisher : Oxfam
ISBN 13 : 9780855984793
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender, Development, and Climate Change written by Rachel Masika and published by Oxfam. This book was released on 2002 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the gendered dimensions of climate change. It shows how gender analysis has been widely overlooked in debates about climate change and its interactions with poverty and demonstrates its importance for those seeking to understand the impacts of global environmental change on human communities.

Author : Egodi Uchendu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793642052
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa written by Egodi Uchendu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa: Discourses, Practices, and Policies examines the entrenchment of patriarchy in Africa and its attendant socioeconomic and political consequences on gender relations. The contributors analyze the historical and modern ways in which gender expectations have enabled women in African societies to be systematically abused and marginalized, from unpaid labor to poor representation in decision-making areas. Exploring regions such as rural Uganda, the suburbs of Zimbabwe, the Gold Coast, South Africa, and Nigeria, contributors incorporate a wide range of academic theories and disciplines to establish the need for improved policy implementation on gender issues at both the local and national government levels in Africa.

Author : Sangwani Patrick Ng’ambi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429664540
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Investment Law and Gender Equality written by Sangwani Patrick Ng’ambi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the impact that stabilization clauses have on the development of human rights and gender laws in resource rich nations. Given the fact that stabilization clauses freeze the law for as long as the contract subsists there has been debate on the negative impact stabilization clauses have on the progressive development of human rights in the host State. Firstly, the book examines the mechanisms investors utilise in protecting themselves from host State prerogatives. It then explores the theoretical basis on which stabilization clauses are applied and upheld by arbitral tribunals, and assesses how they can be drafted in a way that protects human rights, particularly in relation to gender discrimination, without forcing the resource rich nations to lose momentum in attracting foreign direct investment. Using Zambia and the Gender Equity and Equality Act of 2015 as a case study, the book explores the compatibility of the legislation with the stabilization clauses contained in the country’s Development Agreements. The book will be of interest to practitioners, scholars and students of international investment law, human rights law and contract law.

Author : World Bank;World Trade Organization
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464815569
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women and Trade written by World Bank;World Trade Organization and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade can dramatically improve women’s lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women’s bargaining power in society. It can also lead to job losses and a concentration of work in low-skilled employment. Given the complexity and specificity of the relationship between trade and gender, it is essential to assess the potential impact of trade policy on both women and men and to develop appropriate, evidence-based policies to ensure that trade helps to enhance opportunities for all. Research on gender equality and trade has been constrained by limited data and a lack of understanding of the connections among the economic roles that women play as workers, consumers, and decision makers. Building on new analyses and new sex-disaggregated data, Women and Trade: The Role of Trade in Promoting Gender Equality aims to advance the understanding of the relationship between trade and gender equality and to identify a series of opportunities through which trade can improve the lives of women.