Gender and the Economic Crisis by Ruth Pearson

Gender and the Economic Crisis by Ruth Pearson

The current global economic crisis is expected to lead to millions more people being pushed into extreme poverty. The effects are profoundly different for women and men, and the existing gender inequalities and power imbalances mean that additional problems are falling disproportionately on those who are already structurally disempowered and marginalised. The economic crisis is the latest element in a complex web of shocks and longer-term traumas affecting women, men and their families in developing countries. These include food and fuel shocks, changing climatic conditions, and the HIV pandemic. For many people living in poverty, these crises are experienced as one multifaceted crisis, which has accentuated alreadyexisting underlying chronic concerns in both the productive and the reproductive (care) economies of the world. While these issues remain largely invisible to mainstream economists and policymakers, they are critical to the development of effective and sustainable responses to the crisis. Contributors to this book map the emerging impact of the economic crisis on women, men and their families in different contexts, and suggest policy and practice changes.

Pearson, Ruth: - Ruth Pearson is Professor of Development Studies and Director of the Centre for Development Studies, University of Leeds.

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ISBN 13	9781853397134
ISBN 10	185339713X
Title	Gender and the Economic Crisis
Author	Ruth Pearson
Series	Working In Gender And Development
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Practical Action Publishing
Year published	2011-01-01
Number of pages	228
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