'Boserup's contribution to our thinking on women's role in
development cannot be underestimated. Her keen observations, her
use of empirical data and her commitment to greater gender equality
are still an inspiration to students, researchers and activists who
are interested in a better and more equal world.' From the new
Introduction by Nazneen Kanji, Su Fei Tan and Camilla Toulmin
'Women's Role in Economic Development has become a key reference
book for anyone - student, scholar, or practitioner - interested in
gender and development analyses. This book is important not only
because it provided the intellectual underpinning of the Women in
Development (WID) analysis, but also because of the lasting
influence it had on the development of theoretical, conceptual, and
policy thinking in the fields of women, gender, and development.
The re-editing of Women's Role in Economic Development, with its
new introduction, ensures students, academics, and practitioners
continued access to an essential reference for those interested in
the women and development literature.' - Gender and Development
This classic text by Ester Boserup was the first investigation ever
undertaken into what happens to women in the process of economic
and social growth throughout the developing world, thereby serving
as an international benchmark. In the context of the ongoing
struggle for women's rights, massive urbanization and international
efforts to reduce poverty, this book continues to be a vital text
for economists, sociologists, development workers, activists and
all those who take an active interest in women's social and
economic circumstances and problems throughout the world. A
substantial new Introduction by Nazneen Kanji, Su Fei Tan and
Camilla Toulmin reflects on Boserup's legacy as a scholar and
activist, and the continuing relevance of her work. This highlights
the key issue of how the role of women in economic development has
or has not changed over the past four decades in developing
countries, and covers crucial current topics including: women and
inequality, international and national migration, conflict, HIV and
AIDS, markets and employment, urbanization, leadership, property
rights, global processes, including the Millennium Development
Goals, and barriers to change.
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