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041 _aeng-
082 0 0 _a305.3
_bGEN-
245 0 0 _aGender and the sustainable development goals :
_binfrastructure, empowerment and education /
_cedited by Astrid Skjerven and Maureen Fordham.
300 _axii, 195p.
_billustrations ;
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"This book sheds light on the important and mostly neglected role that gender plays in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, doing so by investigating three key problem areas: empowerment, education and infrastructure. Starting with a theoretical and methodological framework, this edited collection contains twelve chapters from scholars and researchers from around the world. The book includes numerous case studies discussing the current status of gender equality relating to the SDGs. It reinforces the significance of gender for sustainable and just development, highlighting how women play a major role in work organisation, disaster management, income, household maintenance and mediation of knowledge. ''Women' as a classification encompasses much diversity with many intersecting axes of difference; this book focuses on the excluded and disadvantaged majority social group, without imposing homogeneity on that categorisation. Many chapters focus on critical situations occurring in the Global South, where these issues are highly prominent, and importantly these contributions are written by local scholars. Finally, the volume provides pathways for basic and professional gender responsive education and innovation in the field. The book will generate important discussions in interdisciplinary research and higher education settings focusing on sustainable development, gender, equality, human rights and education"--
546 _aEnglish.
650 0 _aSustainable development
_xSocial aspects
_zEurope.
650 0 _aSustainable Development Goals
_zEurope.
650 0 _aWomen in development
700 1 _aSkjerven, Astrid
_eeditor.
700 1 _aFordham, Maureen
_eeditor.
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