Empowered or Disempowered? Women's Participation in a Development Project in Rural China

Bibliographic Data

ID12499323
AuthorsLichao Yang (0000-0002-9412-0358, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume18
Issue3
Pages38-67
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Women s Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1225-9276 • E-ISSN: 2377-004X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/12259276.2012.11666131
OpenAlexW1528083094
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited3

In the last two decades in China, large international donor agencies and domestic women's non-governmental organizations have become significant actors in improving the lives of rural women. Many development agencies have put the empowerment of women on the agenda of all their development projects and introduced new ideas and approaches to promote gender equality. This article aims to understand a new approach to women's empowerment and explore the impact of local socioeconomic circumstances and power relations on project design, implementation and outcomes. It draws on ethnographic research into one community development project, conducted by one of the largest Chinese women's NGOs in Pingxi County, Shaanxi province.Keywords: Development projectgenderempowermentparticipation

Agriculture · China · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Rural development · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Law

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