Women and Developement: Rethinking Policy and Reconceptualizing Practice: 3 & 4

by Frances Vavrus (Editor), Professor Lisa Ann Richey (Editor)

Since the birth of the international Women in Development (WID) movement in the 1970s, feminist scholars, activists, practitioners, and community members have challenged the oft-destructive effects of traditional development models, which frequently ignore the socio-economic activities and concerns of women. This issue of Women's Studies Quarterly takes as its focus the gendered effects of on-the-ground development policies and practices, as well as the growing significance of post-development theory and action in academia. ... Read More

Since the birth of the international Women in Development (WID) movement in the 1970s, feminist scholars, activists, practitioners, and community members have challenged the oft-destructive effects of traditional development models, which frequently ignore the socio-economic activities and concerns of women. This issue of Women's Studies Quarterly takes as its focus the gendered effects of on-the-ground development policies and practices, as well as the growing significance of post-development theory and action in academia. Alongside this close look at current programming and policy trends in development, this timely volume also explores the meaning of development and the programs -- designed to achieve it in different geographical contexts, which continue to generate lively feminist debate. Read Less