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TUNISIA
S A T U R DA Y , J U NE 12, 2010
FO LLO W ER S
Development,ifnotengendered,isendangered
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Itsacatchyquote,takenfromaUNdevelopmentreportpublisheda
decadeandahalfago.Anditessentiallysumsupmyacademicinterest,
andthephilosophyofCAWTAR,mysummeremployerinTunisia.
TheUNDPreportelaboratesthatneglectingthegenderdimensionsof
povertyseriouslyundermineseffectstoachievesustainablehuman
development.Whenthisreportwaswrittenin1995,aroundthetimeof
the4thBejingConference,theideawasinfectious,reshaping
internationaldevelopmentagencies,modelsofstatisticaldata
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collection,andlongtermstrategicgovernmentplans.
Women,theWorldsGreatestUntappedResource
ThatsthesloganonbillboardsintheTunisairportofaprominent
developmentgroupthatfocusesonwomensissues.Theirclaimseems
tobegenerallywidelysupportedinacademicliterature.
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Improvingtheconditionofwomenhaslargeandsustainablereturns.
FemaleEntrepreneursinthe
ArabWorld
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Returnsinthefinancialsense,sinceencouragingwomentoworkinthe
MyExperienceinaTunisian
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formalsectorcertainlyincreasestheavailablelaborforce.Butperhaps
evenmorediscussed,microeconomicstudieshavedemonstratedthat
householdsmodelsarenotunitarywomenandmeninvestresources
differently.Whenwomenhaveincreasedorindependentcontrolover
Development,ifnot
engendered,isendangered
financialresources,thehealth,educationallevel,andgeneral
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wellbeingofchildreninthehouseholdimproves.Inaddition,many
ModernReligiousArt
researchersclaimthatwomenaremorefinanciallytrustworthy,work
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harder,andmakebetterinvestmentdecisions.Combinetheseresults
withtheideathatgenderequalityisthesignofanymodernand
civilizedsociety(aconceptweironicallyproclaimtheinUS),gender
equalityindevelopmenthasattractedinternationalattention,and
WheninRome....
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money.
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Youdonthavetolookfar(theMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,for
example,orUNIFEM,aspicturedabove)toseethatgenderequalityhas
takencenterstage.Butacloserlookrevealsthatgenderqualitycoming
invoguehasbeenaccompaniedbyagreatdebate.Inadditionto
questionsofwhatachievinggenderequalityorempoweringwomen
actuallymeans(moreonthisinalaterpost),somewomensgroups,
bothlocallybasedaninternationallyhavequestionedwhethercurrent
practicesofdevelopmentthroughglobalizationhaveactuallyachieved
theseends.
McDonalizationhelpfulorharmful?
ThefirstreportIreadatmyinternship,theArabWomensDevelopment
Report2001,explainedthatthebenefitsofglobalrestructuringareto
dateunequallydistributed.Itfurthersbyexplainedfarfromreducing
internationalmigrationflowsbymovingproductsinsteadofpeople,
globalizationsmovershavebecomeitslosers.Thisfairlyevidentin
manycountrieswherebenefitsofglobalizationhaveaccumulatedwith
theownersofmultinationalcorporationswherethebackboneofthe
laborforceoftenpreviouslyparttimeormigrantworkersreceive
almostnocompensationfortheirwork.Youdon'thavetolookfartosee
picturesandhearstoriesofwomenandchildreninhorribleworking
conditionsinsweatshopsindevelopingcountries.Itsnotauniversal
trend,butitscertainlyvisible.
Sotobehonest,thereisntreallyaconclusiontothispostrightnow,
althoughIcertainlyhavemorethoughts.AndIcertainlywantto
exploretheentanglement,forbetterorworse,ofglobalizationand
developmentthroughmyinternship.
AsIreadbackonthispost,itsoundsalittlebitsnarky.Thats
purposeful.IwanttoclarifythatIwholeheartedlyagreethat
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engenderingdevelopmentisessentialtomakeapositiveimpact.Atthe
sametime,genderissuesindevelopmentarecomplicated,oftenmoreso
thanpresentedinthemedia,andrealsustainableapproachto
developmentrequiresacriticalexaminationofourcurrentmodels,and
ahealthydoseofskepticismaboutWesternization.
Forthoseofyouthatareinterestedinlearningmore,Ihighly
recommend:
HalftheSky:TurningOppressionintoOpportunityforWomen
WorldwidebyNicholasD.KristofandSherylWuDunn"
ParadiseBeneathHerFeet:HowWomenareTransformingtheMiddle
EastbyIsobelColeman
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