Gender and Inequalities

As many countries experience increased economic growth they also undergo widening inequalities between classes, castes and sexes. Inequalities of any kind threaten to destabilize the fabric of society, and affect the rich and the poor, exacerbating tensions and crime as well as creating injustice and indignity for the extremely poor. Inequalities between men and women lead to lower wages, gender-based violence, unequal workloads within the household and unequal access to food and resources. A focus on inequalities should mean the adoption of a gendered perspective on poverty and a renewed focus on the relationship between social justice and economic wellbeing. This book surveys economic growth and gender inequality around the world, discusses how livelihoods projects have focused on economic empowerment alone, without measuring the relative impacts on men and women, and describes how women activists in the global South are working to get change for women.

Author: Naila Kabeer
Publisher: Oxfam
Published: 10/15/2018
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781788530132
ISBN10: 1788530136
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries