Gender and development
By: Janet Henshall Momsen.
Series: Routledge perspectives on development
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Women in development -- Developing countries.; Sexual division of labor -- Developing countries.; Women -- Developing countries.
Description: Over the past decade, a new awareness of the importance of gender roles in development has grown. Gender and Development provides an introduction to the topic that is based on the author's wide field experience.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The sex ratio; title: Reproduction; title: Gender, health, and violence; title: Gender and environment; title: Gender in rural areas; title: Gender and urbanization; title: Globalization and changing patterns of economic activity; title: How far have we come?