Gender Equality has become a buzzword in different for a across the globe. New books and literatures on Women development have been appearing with increasing rapidity. the ongoing globalization process ha generated an over optimism around the globe. The ongoing globalization process has generated an over optimism around the globe. It has created an atmosphere of excitement of instant economic growth. But moving very fast in the economic ladder does not mean much unless it brings social development. The feminization of jobs in India. is less meaningful. Because the ongoing commercialization process displaces the women. The new-patriarchy gradually gets institutionalized at several spheres: work culture, customs, religion and education. She is not free to think as an individual. Technology and science has remained as divisive as before. Software is dominated by females, while hardware is dominated by males. The preference for boy-child, drop out rate among girl-student, dowry, violence and dowry-related death have not decreased among the educated class. Thus we need a meaningful social transformation, which gives the equal human status to women. Empowerment of women is not a product but a process to evolve from the society itself but not to be triggered by outside by outside donors or agencies.
This book argues for genuine women development. It examines the gender implications of the economic development process. It highlights the impact of industrialisation and economic development on women. It analyses the gender equality under the broader framework of human development . It argues that the idea of women development should be less nebulous and more practical. It asserts that we should have gender budgeting women empowerment in order to build a prosperous society. The author provides a systematic treatment organizing the increasingly influential new political economy a more established field at the highly productive intersection of economics and society. By using his insightful experience the author demonstrates that national policies are the key determinants of women development. The book focuses on powerful economic and social dynamics. This text will have an enormous impact on planner, policy makers and social activists, redefining how the policy maker should think about full range of gender
Gender Dynamics in Development
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| ISBN | 9788170000462 |
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| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Binding | HardBound |
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| Language | English |
1. Introduction
1.1. Economics and Women
1.2. Gender Discrimination In India
1.3. Gender Empowerment
1.4. Gender and Poverty
1.5. Gender Inequality
1.6. Indian Woman Hood
References
2 Growth and Equity
2.1. Free Marketism
2.2. Realities of Friendly Markets
2.3. Real Issues
2.4. Regional Inequality
2.5. Income Inequality
2.6. Unemployment Problem
2.7. Gender Inequality
2.8. Intergenerational Equity
2.9 Looking Ahead
References
3 Globalization and Neohousewifization
3.1. Globalization Process
3.2 Gender Empowerment
3.3. Feminization of Job
3.4. Casualisation of jobs
3.5. Gender Discrimination
3.6. Neo Housewifisation Process
3.7. Economic Independence
References
4. Gender Dynamics in Development Process of India
4.1. Gender Discrimination
4.2. Gender Stereotypes
4.3. Cultural Artefacts
4.4. The Incidence of Dowry
4.5. Looking Forward
References
5. Exploitation of Girl Child Workers
5.1. Genesis of the Malady
5.2. Maldevelopment in India
5.3. Poverty Scenario
5.4. Growth of Informal Sector
5.5. The Patriarchy
5.6. Fate of Girl Child
5.7. The Problem of Dowry
5.8. Primary Education System
5.9. Exploitation of Girl Child Labour
5.10. Magnitude of Girl Child Labour in India
5.11 Incidence of Girlchild Lbour In Orissa
5.12. Sector Wise Distribution of Girl Child Workers
5.13. The Regression Model
5.14. Conclusion
References
6 Technology and Women in India
6.1. Develomentalism and Rural Sector
6.2. Women and Economic Development
6.3. Technology and Women of India
6.4. Rural Poverty and Women in Orissa
6.1. Human Deprivation Index of India
6.5. Livelihood Security for Village Women in Orissa
6.6. Technology and Women's
6.7. Characteristics of the Study Villages
6.8. Status of Women in Villages
6.9. Social Dynamics and Female Education
6.10. Institutionalization of Neo-patriarchy
6.11 Concluding Remarks
Notes
References
7 Politics, Poverty and Women
7.1. Human Capital and Woman
7.2. Political Profile of Woman in India
7.3. Economic Development Process
7.4. Jobless Growth
7.5. Casualisation of Jobs
7.6. Poverty and Woman
7.7. Poverty in Orissa
7.8. Unemployment and Woman
7.9. Economic Citizenship of Women
7.10. Human Development
7.11. Gender Development Index
7.12. Concluding Remarks
References
8. Woman and Health Care System
8.1. Health Care System
8.2. Disease Burden of India
8.3. Female Infanticide
8.4. Urban Bias in Privatisation
8.5. Gender Bias in Health Care
8.6. Role of Local Community
8.7. Looking Ahead
References
9 Water, woman and Sanitation
9.1 MDG and Water-sanitation
9.2. Water-Sanitation and Health
9.3. Sanitation in India
9.4. Sanitation in India
9.5. India's Rapid Urbanisation
9.6. Water-sanitation and Poverty
9.7. Environmental Sustainability
9.8. Changing Contexts
9.9. Public Authority
9.10. Main Stakeholders
9.11. Non-discrimination
9.12. Ensuring Affordability
9.13. Protecting Water Catchment Areas
9.14. International Cooperation:
9.15. National Coordination
9.16. Community Participation
9.17. Concluding Remarks
References
10. Natural Disasters and Women
10.1. Nature's Cruelty
10.2. Super Cyclone in Orissa
10.2. Impact of Super Cyclone
10.3. Environmental Effects
10.4. Economic Effects
10.5. Women's Vulnerability
10.6. Gender Implications
10.7. Politics of Relief
10.8. Effective Disaster Management
10.9. Need for NIDM
10.10. Gender Budgeting
10.11. Concluding Observation
References
11. Violence Against Women
11.1 Global Scenario Of Sexual Violence:
11.2. Indian Scenario
11.2. India's Legal System
11.3 Concluding Remarks
12. Happy Wife But Unhappy Woman
12.1 Religious Imperatives
12.2. Gender Stereotypes
12.3. Cultural Artefacts
12.4. System of Marriage Today
12.5. Looking Forward
Notes
References
13. Epilogue: Women Empowerment Sine Quo None For Social Transformation
13.1. Globalization Growth and Woman
13.2. Ruthless Growth and Women
13.3. Consumerism and Woman
13.4. State and Women
13.5. Market and Women
13.6. Poverty and Women
13.7. Technology and Women
13.8. Capitalism and patriarchy
13.9 Woman and Culture
13.10. Virtuous Women
13.11. Feminization of jobs
13.12. Neo-housewifization
13.13. The Conclusion
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