Women, gender and development in the Caribbean : reflections and projections /
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| Author / Creator: | Ellis, Pat, 1938- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Zed Books : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave, 2003. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (x, 181 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Black women writers series. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12475970 |
| Summary: | The Caribbean has undergone profound changes over the past generation, not least in the social position of women. This new volume by Pat Ellis, whose previous book, Women of the Caribbean, made a significant impact over a decade ago, looks back over what has been achieved in the past 20 years, and forward to the issues and challenges still facing Caribbean men and women as their mutual relations continue to evolve in the context of changing development policies, the increasing incidence of poverty, and a population deeply affected by migration and ageing.Pat Ellis, who has been in the forefront of research, education and policy advice in relation to women, provides a wealth of information on the changing position of women in the region. She identifies Caribbean women's concerns, problems, and needs. She documents the shift to a new stress on gender equity and gender equality. The more recent awareness of the specific problems faced by Caribbean men is also discussed. And throughout, she describes concrete advocacy, research, education and training, and legal reform programmes set up in order to transform gender relations. The result is an agenda-setting volume which will be invaluable for gender programmes and policymaking in the coming years. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 181 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1856499324 9781856499323 1856499332 9781856499330 976637127X 9789766371272 |