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Why do gender issues remain problematic to development agencies? / Maria Riley

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:30:12 +0100

Why do gender issues remain problematic to development agencies? [document �lectronique] / Maria Riley, Auteur . - Trocaire, 2007 . - 15 p. - (Tr�caire Development Review, ISSN 0790-9403; No. 17) .ISSN : 0790-9403Langues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusorganisations non-gouvernementales / organisations internationales / genre / mainstreaming
R�sum� :	Women worldwide, as individuals and through the women's movement, have expended enormous personal and professional energy to ensure that the issues of women in development were addressed in major institutions, such as the World Bank, the UN and all its agencies, and in development organisations both governmental and private. And some successes have been achieved. Women and girls have realised some significant changes in their social and economic status. Girls' enrolment in primary and secondary education has increased while declining fertility and improved maternal health care in some countries has reduced the rate of maternal mortality and eased the burden of unpaid work. The presence of women in public life has grown, both in politics and in the workforce. Violence against women, trafficking of women and children and women's human rights have become global issues. However, despite these advances, gender inequalities persist across all societies and in all institutions and sectors. Progress has been slower than expected and has continued to expose the asymmetries between women and men in all fields. The difficulty of opening the way for women's empowerment and advancement has proved to be much more demanding than initially anticipated. The promising rhetoric of documents to promote women in development has faltered in its implementation at the global, national and non-governmental levels. Gender mainstreaming, endorsed at the Beijing World Conference on Women, has stagnated due to lack of political will and insufficient resources in the public and private development institutions. Some 35 years after the publication of Ester Boserup's exciting work, a kind of gender fatigue has set in among many advocates and institutions, which prompts the central question of this article: Why has gender remained such a difficult issue in the international NGO development community?
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Gender and value chain development / Lone Riisgaard

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:12:44 +0100

Gender and value chain development [document �lectronique] / Lone Riisgaard, Auteur; Anna Maria Escobar Fibla, Auteur; Stefano Ponte . - Copenhagen : Danida, 2010 . - 71 p.Langues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusgenre
R�sum� :	Value chains have become a key concept in international discussions on development, in particular in relation to the effects of globalization on employment and poverty reduction in developing countries. However, knowledge among practitioners and policy makers on the gender aspects of value chain interventions is still limited. The overall purpose of this study is to examine which gender issues are important when and where in value chains � based on findings of existing evaluations complemented by other relevant studies. The focus in this report is on development interventions that explicitly or implicitly employ a value chain approach. Coverage is not limited to interventions targeting only women, but will also include evaluations and lessons learned from more generic value chain interventions insofar as they address or reflect upon gender issues.
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Mots clés locaux :	eess/value chain
En ligne :	http://www.um.dk/NR/rdonlyres/38F5DACC-401A-4CDB-B906-F7D1E56E882D/0/GenderandVa [...]

Marriage, Motherhood and Masculinity in the Global Economy: Reconfigurations of Personal and Economic Life / Naila Kabeer

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:09:27 +0100

Marriage, Motherhood and Masculinity in the Global Economy: Reconfigurations of Personal and Economic Life [document �lectronique] / Naila Kabeer, Auteur . - IDS, 2007 . - 71 p. - (IDS Working paper, ISSN 1353-6141; no. 290) .ISSN : 978-1-85864-664-2Langues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusgenre / mondialisation / migration / famille
R�sum� :	The different processes associated with globalisation have led to rising rates of paid work by women often in contexts where male employment is stagnant or declining. This paper explores how women and men are dealing with this feminisation of labour markets in the face of the widespread prevalence of male breadwinner ideologies and the apparent threat to male authority represented by women�s earnings. Responses have varied across the world but there appears to be a remarkable resistance to changes in the domestic division of unpaid work within the household and a continuing failure on the part of policymakers to provide support for women�s care responsibilities, despite the growing importance of their breadwinning roles. Many of the services previously provided on an unpaid basis are being transferred to the paid economy but most working women continue to bear a disproportionate burden of domestic responsibility. There is evidence that women may be using their newly acquired earning power to challenge the injustice of the double work burden in ways that pose a challenge to long-term processes of social reproduction.
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Mots clés locaux :	masculinity
En ligne :	http://www.ids.ac.uk/download.cfm?file=wp290.pdf

Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management / Olav Kjorven

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:25:53 +0100

Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management [document �lectronique] / Olav Kjorven, Auteur; Ethne Davey, Auteur . - [S.l.] : GWA : New York : UNDP, 2006 . - 240 p.Langues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusfemmes / genre / eau / gestion des ressources
R�sum� :	This edition of the Resource Guide divides the resources among thirteen water sub-sectors, to facilitate access for specific purposes and water uses. Introductions to the sectors describe current debates and gender issues. References, resources (including manuals and guidelines), case studies and relevant websites are all grouped by sub-sector. The Gender and Water Alliance writers of this document tried to keep in mind easy reading and clear categorization throughout the writing process. Nevertheless, readers are advised to browse through the whole Resource Guide when in search of useful and interesting documents. With this Resource Guide, UNDP, GWA, IRC, Cap-Net and GWP seek to assist water professionals, politicians, gender specialists and others in their efforts to provide improved access to water for poor women, children and men all over the world. We welcome users� assistance in the form of comments, additions, case studies and other feedback for future editions and for the regular updating of the website version of the Resource Guide at www.genderandwater.org/
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Politicising Masculinities: Beyond the Personal / Emily Esplen

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:33:57 +0100

Politicising Masculinities: Beyond the Personal [document �lectronique] / Emily Esplen, Auteur; Alan Greig, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Institute�of�Development�Studies�(IDS)�, 2008 . - 59 p.ISSN : 13:978 185864 675 81Langues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusgenre
R�sum� :	What does it take to politicise existing work with men on gender? How can we get beyond stereotypes of women and men in order to truly transform oppressive gender orders? How can we re-frame our engagement with questions of masculinities and power so that new alliances can be created - bringing work on masculinities into the heart of movements for social and gender justice? These are just some of the pressing questions grappled with at an exciting symposium on 'Politicising Masculinities', held in October 2007 in Dakar, Senegal, organised by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). This publication tries to capture some of the exciting new thinking and possibilities that emerged from conversations in Dakar. Four key areas of discussion emerged: new ways of theorising; male bodies and sexualities; shaping policies and transforming institutions; and mobilisation, activism and movement-building. Participants spoke of the need to find other ways of thinking about gender in order to better make sense of the complexity of men's and women's relationships and experiences. Queer theory was felt to offer useful 'tools for thought', particularly the concept of heteronormativity (the assumption that only heterosexual relations are �normal�). Other participants highlighted the need to create spaces for men and women to talk about the uncertainties they experience in relation to their bodies and sexualities, while others discussed the practical strategies needed to promote men's greater mobilisation around structural inequities - such as capacity-building for men as activists. It was a unique gathering which offered a unique opportunity: to inform and inspire a greater engagement by men in the struggle for gender justice and broader social change.
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Mots clés locaux :	masculinité
En ligne :	http://www.siyanda.org/docs/esplen_greig_masculinities.pdf

Militarised and religious: the double-bind confronting Ugandan men : �Politicising Masculinities: Beyond the Personal� / Chris Dolan

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:23:52 +0100

Militarised and religious: the double-bind confronting Ugandan men [document �lectronique] : �Politicising Masculinities: Beyond the Personal� / Chris Dolan, Auteur . - 2007 . - 11 p.An international symposium linking lessons from HIV, sexuality and reproductive health with other areas for rethinking AIDS, gender and development; 15-18th October, 2007, DakarLangues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusgenre / hommes
R�sum� :	This paper shows how, in Uganda, political actors play a key role in constructing and deploying particular models of masculinity. The paper draws on two high profile incidences in which the State and the Churches in Uganda promoted stereotypically 'masculine' models of behaviour. The first, which received substantial media coverage, involved Members of Parliament from Uganda's ruling party wearing military uniforms and doing military exercises while on a retreat. The second incident involved outraged protest by the Churches at the launch of a media campaign advocating for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. While the first incident asserted the desirability of a highly militarised masculinity, the second drew attention to 'unacceptable' forms of masculinity. The paper also notes that multilateral institutions and their implementing partners are often actively engaged in the construction of particular models of masculinity (often based on assumptions of heterosexuality) and the marginalisation of others. It concludes that while these various political actors are promoting particular models of masculinity for different reasons, the end result is much the same - namely a narrowing down of the range of socially and politically acceptable masculinities. In order to promote sustainable development and peace building, it is important to recognise that there are multiple ways of being masculine.
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Mots clés locaux :	masculinities
Mots clés géographique UK :	Uganda
En ligne :	http://www.siyanda.org/docs/Dolan_militarised.doc

Onderzoek naar 'Gender en Ontwikkeling' voor een passend ontwikkelingsbeleid / Isabel Y�pez del Castillo

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:23:30 +0100

Onderzoek naar 'Gender en Ontwikkeling' voor een passend ontwikkelingsbeleid [document �lectronique] / Isabel Y�pez del Castillo, Auteur; Sophie Charlier, Auteur; Sophie Grenade . - Brussel : Commissie Vrouwen en Ontwikkeling/ Nederlandstalige Vrouwenraad, 2009 . - 241 p.Langues : N�erlandais (dut)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusgenre / politique de d�veloppement / recherche
R�sum� :	Deze publicatie is de vrucht van twee jaren werk van de werkgroep 'Genderonderzoek en ontwikkeling' van de Commissie Vrouwen en Ontwikkeling. De werkgroep heeft tot doel een synergie tot stand te brengen omtrent de verschillende onderzoeksvormen inzake gender en ontwikkeling, en wel tussen de universitaire onderzoeksteams, de administratie van de Belgische ontwikkelingssamenwerking, de ngo's en de vrouwenverenigingen die zich in België over het thema 'gender en ontwikkeling' buigen. Deze publicatie geeft een stand van zaken van het genderonderzoek in het kader van ontwikkeling en schetst de vooruitgang die werd geboekt. Het gaat er tevens om het belang van onderzoek te (her)bevestigen als onontbeerlijk instrument bij het uitwerken van ontwikkelingsbeleid en ontwikkelingsprojecten. De bijdragen zijn onderverdeeld in vier delen en geven een actueel beeld van de kennis die het verenigingsleven en de universiteiten in België over gender en ontwikkeling hebben.
Note de contenu :	In het eerste deel wordt het onderzoek inzake gender en ontwikkeling vanuit de specifieke invalshoeken kennistheoretisch benaderd. Het tweede deel omvat zes bijdragen waarin het onderzoek wordt beschreven dat in België wordt gevoerd ter ondersteuning van het ontwikkelingsbeleid. Het derde deel bevat vier teksten die ingaan op de vragen omtrent gender en migraties. In het vierde deel worden zeven onderzoeken van jonge onderzoek(st)ers voorgesteld. Dit overzicht toont aan dat er een nieuwe generatie onderzoekers opkomt die weliswaar verschillende thema's behandelen, maar onderling verbonden zijn door het thema gender en ontwikkeling. De bijdragen behandelen allemaal eigen onderzoeksonderwerpen, maar geven samen een algeheel epistemologisch overzicht. Tevens stellen zij een kritische benadering voor van eht begrip 'ontwikkeling', eerst en vooral als concept voor actie en vervolgens ook voor de beleidsmaatregelen inzake ontwikkelingssamenwerking.
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En ligne :	http://www.dgci.be/documents/nl/cvo/gender_ontwikkeling.pdf
Format de la ressource �lectronique :	pdf

Gender Perspectives on the Global Economic Crisis / Richard King

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:26:51 +0100

Gender Perspectives on the Global Economic Crisis [document �lectronique] / Richard King, Auteur; Caroline Sweetman, Auteur . - Oxfam, 2010 . - 18 p. - (Discussion Paper) .This paper summarises the issues raised during a workshop of development and gender practitioners and academics, convened in September 2009, by the international journal Gender & Development, published by Oxfam. Langues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusgenre / crise
R�sum� :	The economic crisis continues to affect many women and men living in poverty. But how these effects are felt depends, to a large extent, on their relationships with the people and institutions with whom they interact. These relationships are profoundly different for women and men. Unemployment hits poor families hard, regardless of whether it is a man or woman who is laid off. But the chances of a family recovering from this setback is shaped by the different levels of bargaining power that women and men have in the labour market, and their different responsibilities at home. The gender inequalities and power imbalances that predate the current crisis have resulted in its additional afflictions falling disproportionately on those who are already structurally disempowered and marginalised. Although often labelled �coping strategies�, the means women find to respond to crises are frequently unsustainable, and are more appropriately conceived of as �desperation measures�. Pre-existing inequalities, which include under-representation of women at all levels of economic decision making and their over-representation in informal, vulnerable, and casual employment, are often more significant than gender inequalities arising specifically from the crisis.
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En ligne :	http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/economic_crisis/downloads/dp_gender_per [...]

Women�s Livelihoods, Global Markets and Citizenship

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:37:05 +0100

Women�s Livelihoods, Global Markets and Citizenship [document �lectronique] . - IDS, 2009 . - 2 p. - (IDS Working paper, ISSN 1353-6141; 336) .Langues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusgenre / femmes
R�sum� :	This research analyses Project Shakti, a Hindustan Unilever Limited initiative (HUL), to answer questions on how the local marketing of goods, globally produced by multinational corporations (MNCs) affects rural women, their identities and their claims to rights. Does this economic model increase livelihood opportunities for the poor and hitherto excluded?
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En ligne :	http://www.ids.ac.uk/download.cfm?objectid=006CBD34-CBE3-B61D-EF8E4CFAFD15A43F

EU bilateral and regional free trade agreements : Bringing women to the centre of the debate / Marilyn Thomson

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:23:02 +0100

EU bilateral and regional free trade agreements [document �lectronique] : Bringing women to the centre of the debate / Marilyn Thomson, Auteur . - Brussels : WIDE network, 2007 . - 35 p.Langues : Anglais (eng)

Cat�gories :	ATOL_thesaurusint�gration �conomique / accords commerciaux / lib�ralisation des �changes / justice sociale / genre
R�sum� :	This report is the result of an intensive one-day consultation between representatives of civil society organisations, including members of WIDE, academics, researchers, non-governmental organisation (NGO) activists and representatives of the European Commission (EC), Directorate-General (DG) Trade and the private sector. The aim of the consultation was to increase understanding of the relationship between gender and trade, to provide a space for critical reflection and debate on the opportunities, challenges, strategies and the different policy oiptions relating to trade liberalisation with a gender focus.
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Mots clés anglais :	trade agreements/trade liberalization/economic integration/gender/social justice