Women in the Americas : bridging the gender gap.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Woroniuk, Beth.

Inter-American Development Bank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in development--Latin America.

Women in development.

Latin America.

Women--Political activity--Latin America.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Women--Employment--Latin America.

Women--Employment.

Sex discrimination against women--Latin America.

Sex discrimination against women.

Physical Description:

vii, 222 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Inter-American Development Bank : distributed by The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

Summary:

Women in the Americas examines the respective roles of men and women in development - roles determined not by biology but by social, political, and economic influences that can be affected by policies and strategies. Prevailing social policies in the region often view men as income earners and women as wives and mothers, neglecting the role of women in the work force and as community leaders. In fact, between their economic, social and domestic responsibilities, women often have double or triple workdays. Based on the central tenet that understanding gender differences is vital to development planning, Women in the Americas focuses on the status of women in social policy, the labor force, the political process, and the environment. It also examines how the concept of gender equity could be better incorporated into mainstream development policy.

Notes:

[This book] "evolved from background papers prepared for the Regional Forum on Women in Development held in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1994"--Acknowledgments.

Writing and editing for the book's final form by Beth Woroniuk, Catherine Gander and Lucie Bazinet.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0940602989

OCLC:

33190357