Issues of Gender and Development

Explore the intricate dynamics of gender and development, uncovering key concepts such as empowerment, discrimination, and gender mainstreaming. Understand the significance of feminist perspectives, the care economy, and sustainable development in shaping equitable societies. This comprehensive exploration provides insights into addressing gender gaps, advocating for women’s rights, and implementing effective gender policies, crucial for fostering inclusive growth and sustainability in today’s world.

Issues of Gender and Development

1 Gender-Basic Concepts I

  1. Power
  2. Subordination
  3. Empowerment
  4. Discrimination
  5. Entitlement
  6. Women in Development (WID)
  7. Gender Mainstreaming
  8. Literacy Gender Parity Index (GPI)
  9. Gender and Development
  10. Gender Budgeting
  11. Gender Auditing
  12. Gender-Related Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure
  13. Gender Blind Approach
  14. Rights-Based Approach
  15. Strategic Gender Needs
  16. Practical Gender Needs
  17. Gender Analysis
  18. Gender Gap Index
  19. Gender Policy
  20. Gender Inequality Index

2 Gender- Basic Concepts II

  1. Patriarchy
  2. Matriarchy
  3. Feminism
  4. Postcolonialism
  5. Post Modernism
  6. Nation-State
  7. Trends in Feminism
  8. Liberal Feminism
  9. Marxist Feminism
  10. Socialist Feminism
  11. Psychoanalytic Feminism
  12. Black Feminism
  13. Ecofeminism
  14. Womanism
  15. Postmodernist Feminism
  16. Postcolonial Feminism
  17. Dalit Feminism

3 Feminism in Development-The Gender and Development Context

  1. Feminism in Development Discourse
  2. Emerging Realities and Conceptual Frameworks
  3. Gender Mainstreaming and Organizational Change
  4. Rights-Based Approaches in Gender Development
  5. The Gender and Development Approach (GAD)
  6. Analysis of Gender-Focused Development Schemes

4 Care economy and Feminization of Labour

  1. Women in the Household
  2. Gender and Domestic Work
  3. Introduction to the Care Economy
  4. Women Care Providers
  5. Gender in Care Economy
  6. Role of the Care Economy in the National Economy
  7. Economics of Care Economy
  8. Terms Used in the Care Economy

5 Feminist Debate on Development

  1. Theories of Development and their Feminist Critiques
  2. Welfare – Precursor to Women in Development
  3. Women in Development
  4. Women and Development
  5. Gender and Development

6 WID-WAD-GAD

  1. Concepts of Development and Underdevelopment
  2. Boserup’s Thesis
  3. Emergence of Women in Development (WID) Approach
  4. Three World Conferences on Women
  5. Women and Development (WAD) Approach
  6. Gender and Development (GAD) Approach
  7. Fourth World Conference on Women

7 GAD Indicators

  1. Background to GAD Indicators
  2. The Millennium Development Goals
  3. Examples of Gender Indicators
  4. UNESCAP’s Framework on the Beijing Platform
  5. Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)
  6. Why Look at Gender and Indicators?

8 Sustainable Environment

  1. Meaning and Definition of Environment
  2. Impact of Human Settlement Activity
  3. Environmental Pollution
  4. Tragedy of the Commons
  5. The Concept of Sustainability
  6. Sustainable Development
  7. Indicators of Non-Sustainable Development (Macro)
  8. Three Major Hypotheses

9 Goals and Dimensions of Sustainable Development

  1. The Concept of Sustainable Development
  2. Genesis of Sustainable Development Goals
  3. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  4. SDG 13: Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and its Impacts
  5. India’s Progress and Preparedness towards SDG 13

10 Relevance of Gender in Sustainability Indicators

  1. Context
  2. Interrelation Among SDGs
  3. Placing Gender in SDGs
  4. Theoretical Foundation
  5. Focus on Sustainability
  6. Neo-Liberalization of Sustainability Discourse

11 Sustainability Indicators

  1. Concepts
  2. Gender and Sustainable Agriculture
  3. Indicators
  4. Gender and Indicators
  5. Progress of India on Gender and Sustainable Agriculture

12 Ecology and Green Technology

  1. Defining Concepts: Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation
  2. Technology and Development: Work-Horse Models
  3. Green Technology and Ecology
  4. Green Technology: Adoption, Diffusion, and Rebound Effects

13 Global Challenges of Sustainable Development

  1. Meaning of Sustainable Development
  2. Challenges of Sustainable Development
  3. Population Growth and Related Issues
  4. Society Related Issues
  5. Environment Related Issues