Gender in Development Organisations (Paperback)

Caroline Sweetman

ISBN 10: 0855983655 / ISBN 13: 9780855983659

Published by Oxfam Publishing, Oxford, 1997

About this Item

Paperback. Over the past decade, organisations working on development issues have taken an increasing interest in women's needs and rights. But working on promoting awareness of women's marginalisation demands more than an equal opportunities policy. This book draws together the experience of organizations working to promote women's full participation in the development process, looking at the obstacles that stand in the way. Issues examined include gender auditing; the institutionalization of gender; the experience of a UN agency of integrating gender into its country programme; the process of creating a gender strategy and using gender training. This book draws on the experience of organizations working to promote women's full participation in the development process, looking at the obstacles that stand in the way; examining gender auditing; the institutionalization of gender; integrating gender into country programmes; the process of creating a gender strategy and using gender training. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gender in Development Organisations (Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxfam Publishing, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0855983655
• ISBN 13: 9780855983659
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Over the past decade, organisations working on development issues have taken an increasing interest in women’s needs and rights. But working on promoting awareness of women’s marginalisation demands more than an equal opportunities policy. This book draws together the experience of organizations working to promote women's full participation in the development process, looking at the obstacles that stand in the way. Issues examined include gender auditing; the institutionalization of gender; the experience of a UN agency of integrating gender into its country programme; the process of creating a gender strategy and using gender training.

About the Author

Caroline Sweetman is Editor of the international journal Gender and Development.