Feminisms, empowerment and development: changing women's lives

Andrea Cornwall, Jenny Edwards

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Abstract

The economic and political empowerment of women continues to be a central focus for development agencies worldwide; access to medical care, education and employment, as well as women's reproductive rights, remain key factors effecting women's autonomy. Feminisms, Empowerment and Development explores what women are doing to change their own personal circumstances, and it provides an in-depth analysis of collective action and institutionalized mechanisms aimed at changing structural relations
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherZed Books
ISBN (Print)9781780325859, 178032586X, 1780325835, 9781780325835, 9781780325866, 1306478022, 9781350220096, 9781780325842, 9781306478021, 1350220094, 1780325851, 1780325843
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Publication series

NameFeminisms and development

Keywords

  • Power (Social sciences)
  • Féminisme
  • Feminism
  • Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
  • feminism
  • Development studies
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE

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