Male bias in the development process
By: edited by Diane Elson.
Contributors: Elson, Diane.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Sexual division of labor -- Developing countries.; Sex role in the work environment -- Developing countries.; Sex discrimination in employment -- Developing countries.; Sex discrimination against women -- Developing countries.
Description: Updated with two new chapters for this paperback edition, this book argues that the development process is marked by male bias - ill-founded and unjustified asymmetries that operate in favour of men and against women.

The contributors include some of the leading writers in the gender and development field. Together they analyse the variety of forms taken by male bias, its foundations and the way it changes over time, and the possibilities for overcoming it. The cases considered cover both urban and rural settings: agriculture, industry and services; self-employment and wage-employment in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.