Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement · 2005 · 17 citations · 9 references
Social SciencesDevelopment StudiesInternational RelationsGenderGender PolicyInternational DevelopmentGender DevelopmentGender EqualityGender MainstreamingGender Role DevelopmentGender TheoryGlobal FeminismGender Power RelationsInstitutional Gender MainstreamingPolitical Agency Of WomenWomen's Political AgencyWomen’s Political Agency
ABSTRACT This paper examines the evolution of gender and development and the role of international women's conferences in helping legitimize the centrality of women in development. It also reviews the approaches taken by multilateral and bilateral donor agencies to “mainstream” gender, using the examples of environment and education. The paper argues that most donor agencies have conflicting agendas and gender mainstreaming is just one of the tasks assigned to staff Finally, it offers some insights into why women still are not full partners in economic, social, and political development in most parts of the world and argues that true gender analysis must also include an examination of and a focus on the roles of men.
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