Does financing benefit African women? / Michael Fleshman.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Fleshman, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (7 pages)

Contained In:

Africa Renewal Vol. 23, no. 1, p. 16-22 23:1<16 2517-9829

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Decades after the world officially recognized a human right to gender equality, women remain largely excluded from the upper ranks of government and business, earn less than their male co-workers and face an array of customs, traditions and attitudes that limit their opportunities. Are governments, businesses and the international community putting money behind their resolutions calling for women's advancement? Are international aid budgets, government funds and private sector resources being spent in ways that narrow economic, social and political inequalities between men and women?

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