Poverty in Focus: Gender Equality
This issue of IPC’s journal Poverty in Focus presents a dozen articles summarising some of the most important recent research results and commentaries on the links between gender and poverty. Reducing gender inequality promises significant returns; empowering women by improving their living conditions and enabling them to actively participate in the social and economic life of a country may well be the key for long-term sustainable development.
Available online at:
http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/pub/IPCPovertyInFocus13.pdf
Contents: Page:
Gender, Labour Markets and Poverty: An overview 3
by Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
Poverty as a Gendered Experience: The policy implications 6
by Gita Sen, Indian Institute of Management
The Burden of Gender Inequalities for Society 8
by Joana Costa and Elydia Silva, International Poverty Centre
Gender, Institutions and Development: Better data, better policies 10
by Denis Drechsler, Johannes Jütting and Carina Lindberg,
OECD Development Centre
Poverty, Employment and Globalisation: A gender perspective 12
by James Heintz, Political Economy Research Institute,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gender Equality and Economic Growth—for poverty reduction 14
by Ruth Alsop and Paul Healey, Department for International Development, UK
Gender Equality Is Good for the Poor 16
by Andrew Morrison, Dhushyanth Raju and Nistha Sinha, the World Bank
Reducing the Gender Gap in Education: The role of rural wage labour 18
by John Sender, Development Studies, University of Cambridge
Empowering Women through Microfinance: Evidence from India 20
by Ranjula Bali Swain and Fan Yang Wallentin, Uppsala University
Microfinance for Gender Equality: A dilemma? 22
by Irene KB Mutalima, Christian Enterprise Trust of Zambia
Is There Really a ‘Feminisation of Poverty’? 24
by Marcelo Medeiros and Joana Costa, International Poverty Centre
Beyond incomes: A New Take on the ‘Feminisation of Poverty’ 26
by Sylvia Chant, London School of Economics
This collection of articles should contribute to a better understanding of the importance of recognising the crucial role of gender inequalities as barriers to economic and social development, and thus of undertaking policy and institutional reforms that will more effectively reduce poverty and social injustice.
Other IPC publications at:
http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/ipcpublications.htm
