At the end of the twentieth century, after four world conferences
on women, debates on the impact of economic development on the
lives and status of women - including their life-options and
opportunities for betterment - continue unresolved. Is patriarchy
on the decline, or is it merely its form that is changing? What
effect does development have on gender relations, and how do
patriarchal structures affect the development process?
The chapters in this book were written for a UNU/WIDER research
conference convened to explore two parallel phenomena: the changing
position of women and gender relations and the relevance of the
concept of patriarchy, and the impact of development--and
especially industrialization and wage work--on women and gender.
They address questions through theoretical, historical, and
empirical approaches, and provide critical analysis and macro- and
micro-level data for Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin
America and the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian
sub-continent, the Nordic region, and Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union. Following an introduction and overview (Part 1), the
book is divided into two main parts. Part II offers historical and
theoretical perspectives on the evolution of women's positions in
the course of development, with contributions by Sylvia Walby, John
Lie, Elizabeth Dore, Sheila Carapico, Leela Kasturi, and Jane
Parpart. Part III focuses on industrialization, state policies, and
women workers, with contributions by Ruth Pearson, Helen Safa, Rita
Gallin, Valentine Moghadam, Guy Standing, and Tuovi Allen. The book
ends with an appendix of statistical tables providing descriptive
data on women in the countries under consideration and others.
The contributors are well-known academics and researchers who
utilize the methods of economics, sociology, history, and feminist
analysis in their case studies of economic development and women's
positions."
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