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Record Nr.

UNINA9910321955003321

Titolo

Towards gender equity in development / / Siwan Anderson, Lori Beaman, and Jean-Philippe Platteau [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2018

ISBN

0-19-256506-0

0-19-256505-2

0-19-186811-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

305.4091724

Soggetti

Women in economic development - Developing countries

Sex discrimination against women - Developing countries

Women - Developing countries - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Marital trajectories and women's wellbeing in Senegal / Sylvie Lambert, Dominique van de Walle, and Paola Villar -- Making marriages last: trust is good, but credible information is better / Rebecca L. Thornton and Hans-Peter Kohler -- Intra-household bargaining in poor countries / Jean-Marie Baland and Roberta Ziparo -- Forced migration and attitudes towards domestic violence: Evidence from Turkey / Selim Gulesci -- Bride price and the wellbeing of women / Sara Lowes and Nathan Nunn -- Reducing early pregnancy in low-income countries: A literature review and new evidence / Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge, Kjetil Bjorvatn, Amina Mohamed Maalim, Vincent Somville, and Bertil Tungodden -- Breaking the metal ceiling: Female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors / Francisco Campos, Markus Goldstein, Laura McGorman, Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, and Obert Pimhidzai -- Career dynamics and gender gaps among employees in the microfinance sector / Ina Ganguli, Ricardo Hausmann, and Martina Viarengo -- Why do women co-operate more in women's groups? / James Fearon and Macartan Humphreys -- The impact of social mobilization on health service delivery and health outcomes: Evidence from rural Pakistan / Xavier Gine, Salma Khalid, and Ghazala Mansuri



-- Governance and the reversal of women's rights: The case of abortion in El Salvador / Jocelyn Viterna, Jose Santos Guardado Bautista, Silvia Ivette Juarez Barrios, and Alba Evelyn Cortez -- Gender, Islam, and law / John R. Bowen -- The effect of China's One Child Policy on sex selection, family size, and the school enrolment of daughters / Nancy Qian -- Eradicating women-hurting customs: What role for social engineering? / Jean-Philippe Platteau, Giulia Camilotti, and Emmanuelle Auriol -- Are caste categories misleading? The relationship between gender and jati in three Indian states / Shareen Joshi, Nishtha Kochhar, and Vijayendra Rao -- Excess female mortality in Africa / Siwan Anderson and Debraj Ray.

Sommario/riassunto

As a result of widespread mistreatment and overt discrimination, women in the developing world often lack autonomy. This book explores key sources of female empowerment and discusses the current challenges and opportunities for the future.