Women and development in the Third World /

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For all societies, the common denominator of gender is female subordination. For women of the Third World the effects of this position are worsened by economic crisis, the legacy of colonialism, as well as patriarchal attitudes and economic crises. Feminist critique has introduced the gender factor...

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Main Author: Momsen, Janet Henshall
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Subjects:
Women in development > Developing countries > Case studies.
Sexual division of labor > Developing countries > Case studies.
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