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Towards Gender Equity in Development

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 ;ISBN: 0198829590 ;ISBN: 9780198829591 ;ISBN: 0192565052 ;ISBN: 9780192565051 ;EISBN: 0191868116 ;EISBN: 9780191868115 ;EISBN: 9780192565068 ;EISBN: 0192565060 ;EISBN: 0192565052 ;EISBN: 9780192565051 ;DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198829591.001.0001 ;OCLC: OCN: 1135853666 ;OCLC: 1135853666 ;OCLC: 1076274118

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Title:
Towards Gender Equity in Development
Author: Anderson, Siwan ; Beaman, Lori ; Platteau, Jean-Philippe
Platteau, Jean-Philippe ; Beaman, Lori ; Anderson, Siwan ; Anderson, , and , Siwan ; Beaman, Lori ; Platteau, Jean-Philippe
Subjects: Book Industry Communication ; Development economics & emerging economies ; Discrimination ; discriminatory laws and cultural norms ; Economic Development and Growth ; Economics ; Economics, finance, business & management ; female empowerment ; female well-being ; Gender Studies ; Gender studies, gender groups ; Labour economics ; marriage ; Marriage & Family ; Sex discrimination against women ; Sex discrimination against women-Developing countries ; Social discrimination & inequality ; Social groups ; Social issues & processes ; social norms ; Social Science ; Society & culture: general ; Society & social sciences ; Sociology ; Sociology & anthropology ; Sociology: family & relationships ; Women ; Women in economic development ; Women in economic development-Developing countries ; Women-Developing countries-Social conditions
Description: As a result of widespread mistreatment and overt discrimination in all dimensions of their lives, women lack significant autonomy. The central preoccupation of this book is to explore key sources of female empowerment and discuss the current challenges and opportunities for the future. Schematically, three main domains are distinguished. The first is marriage and women’s relative bargaining position within the household. Since in developing countries marriage is essentially universal and generally arranged by the parents, women have little say in the choice of their partner and largely depend on their husband for their livelihoods and well-being. How marriage, divorce, and remarriage practices have evolved and with what effects for women, is therefore of crucial concern. The second domain is the set of options available to women outside of marriage and in the context of their community. Given the importance of household dynamics in determining female well-being, a crucial step towards women’s empowerment consists of improving such options, economic and collective action opportunities in particular. The third domain belongs to the realm of over-arching discriminatory laws and cultural norms. Can the government acting as lawmaker contribute to modifying norms and practices that disadvantage women? Or, to be effective, do legal moves need to be complemented by other initiatives such as the expansion of economic opportunities for women? Do discriminatory social norms necessarily dissolve with improved legal status for women? These questions, and other related issues, are tackled from different perspectives, by top scholars with well-established experience in gender-focused economic and social research.
Related Titles: WIDER Studies in Development Economics
Publisher: Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press
Creation Date: 2018
Format: 448
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 0198829590
ISBN: 9780198829591
ISBN: 0192565052
ISBN: 9780192565051
EISBN: 0191868116
EISBN: 9780191868115
EISBN: 9780192565068
EISBN: 0192565060
EISBN: 0192565052
EISBN: 9780192565051
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198829591.001.0001
OCLC: OCN: 1135853666
OCLC: 1135853666
OCLC: 1076274118
Source: Oxford University Press Open Access Books
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