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GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
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- 1How does modernisation theory explain women's subordination in the developing world?Internal cultural factors
- 2Modernisation sees the low position of women as an obstacle to development because...1. Their potential contribution to the economy is not fully realised
2. Restricting women to the status of mothers contributes to over population. - 3Modernisation theory suggests 2 particular policies to improve position of women...1. Encourage investment from TNCs to promote female employment and independence from men.
2. Aid to fund education and media that promote female liberation, health education, family planning etc. - 4Criticisms of modernisation theory and gender1. ETHNOCENTRIC (promoting 'western values')
2. Cultural behaviour seen as oppressive and ignorant by western feminists - 5The marginalisation thesis and the subordination of women1. Social structures imposed under colonialism excluded women from the political and economic sphere.
- 6The marginalisation thesis: How do aid projects marginalise women?1. Many projects focus on training men and teaching them to use technology
2. Other projects underestimate the workload of women and undervalue their contribution. - 7The exploitation thesis: Marxist-Feminist viewTNCs EXPLOIT WOMEN as they view them as docile and cheap labour. They feel women will not protest long working hours, low play and poor working conditions.
- 8Van de Gaag's 5 threats to women rights as the world develops...1. Increased militarisation of the world
2. Disempowerment through economic globalisation
3. Rise of religious extremism
4. Male backlash to women's rights
5. Women's rights seen as a 'western import' (backlash to this)
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