Women's empowerment in challenging environments
A case study from Balochistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886377 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Paterson (0000-0002-6069-3545, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 333-344 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614520802030383 |
| OpenAlex | W2079275627 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article offers strategies for women's empowerment in conservative, tribal, and religious environments, based on an innovative programme in Pakistan. Mainstreaming Gender and Development (MGD) encouraged participants to build on their communities' strengths, minimised resistance among families and communities by including them in the development process, and succeeded in building a cadre of women activists. Drawing on its experience, the author questions the importance of collective action, suggests that the selection of participants should be based on aptitude rather than socio-economic status, and highlights the potential for women's empowerment in challenging environments
Civil society · Collective action · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Gender and development · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Mainstreaming · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social change · Social transformation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Studies · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |