Gender and development : the economic basis of women's power /
Drawing from the leading scholarship in the field, Gender and Development: The Economic Basis of Women's Power helps students develop a foundational understanding of the significant role that gender plays in developing societies. Award-winning scholars Samuel Cohn and Rae Lesser Blumberg have c...
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Thousand Oaks, California :
SAGE Publications,
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- "Power of the purse": The importance of women's economic power: Why women's economic power is absolutely essential / Rae Lesser Blumberg and Samuel Cohn
- Guide to the book / Samuel Cohn and Rae Lesser Blumberg
- Armed actors, the commodification of women, and the destruction of childhood: Understanding the connections between predatory sexuality and the violence of capital in Colombia / Jasmin Hristov
- The "created biology of gender stratification": Links between economic power and gender equality from hunter-gatherers to today's global south and north / Rae Lesser Blumberg
- Development, the state, and gender: A comparative analysis of Iran and Tunisia / Valentine M. Moghadam
- Poverty, war, sanitation insecurities, and the challenges of maintaining menstrual hygiene / Rita Jalali
- Male preference and women's economic power: How men's choices open or close occupations for women / Samuel Cohn
- Women on the fast track?: Coloniality of citizenship and embodied social mobility / Manuela Boatcă and Julia Roth
- Gender through the looking glass: The role of low-status men in the production of global gender violence and racial and ethnic bigotry / Kevin T. Leicht and Phyllis L. Baker
- War, women, and the aftermath: Finding resilience in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Nepal / Marie E. Berry
- No way out: Women in Nepal trapped in cycles of poverty, gender inequality, and economic disenfranchisement / Jennifer Rothchild and Priti Shrestha
- Authentic activism: Domestic workers as global development agents / Jennifer N. Fish and Justin Sprague
- 1 "Power of the Purse": The Importance of Women's Economic Power: Why Women's Economic Power Is Absolutely Essential p. 1 / Rae Lesser Blumberg and Samuel Cohn
- 2 Guide to the Book p. 28 / Samuel Cohn and Rae Lesser Blumberg
- 3 Armed Actors, the Commodification of Women, and the Destruction of Childhood: Understanding the Connections Between Predatory Sexuality and the Violence of Capital in Colombia p. 31 / Jasmin Hristov
- 4 The "Created Biology of Gender Stratification": Links Between Economic Power and Gender Equality From Hunter-Gatherers to Today's Global South and North p. 65 / Rae Lesser Blumberg
- 5 Development, the State, and Gender: A Comparative Analysis of Iran and Tunisia p. 94 / Valentine M. Moghadam
- 6 Poverty, Water, Sanitation Insecurities, and the Challenges of Maintaining Menstrual Hygiene p. 119 / Rita Jalali
- 7 Male Preference and Women's Economic Power: How Men's Choices Open or Close Occupations for Women p. 145 / Samuel Cohn
- 8 Women on the Fast Track?: Coloniality of Citizenship and Embodied Social Mobility p. 162 / Manuela Boatca and Julia Roth
- 9 Gender Through the Looking Glass: The Role of Low-Status Men in the Production of Global Gender Violence and Racial and Ethnic Bigotry p. 175 / Kevin T. Leicht and Phyllis L. Baker
- 10 War, Women, and the Aftermath: Finding Resilience in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Nepal p. 189 / Marie E. Berry
- 11 No Way Out: Women in Nepal Trapped in Cycles of Poverty, Gender Inequality, and Economic Disenfranchisement p. 205 / Jennifer Rothchild and Priti Shrestha
- 12 Authentic Activism: Domestic Workers as Global Development Agents p. 221 / Jennifer N. Fish and Justin Sprague