Gender and development : the economic basis of women's power / [edited by] Samuel Cohn, Texas A&M University, Rae Lesser Blumberg, University of Virginia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohn, Samuel, 1954- editor.

Blumberg, Rae Lesser, editor.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in development.

Women--Economic conditions.

Women.

Physical Description:

xii, 287 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2020]

Summary:

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 carefully selected and edited a collection of readings that encourage students to think critically about the economic power (or lack thereof) of women, and apply key concepts and theory related to gender and current development issues. From women's participation in labor markets to their financial autonomy and purchasing power, these readings enable students to explore the economic implications of female power and the importance of women's strategic indispensability.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781506396637

1506396631

OCLC:

1077578067