GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT

Gender and Development: Theory Practice and Policy Perspectives in the 21st Century is a comprehensive research-informed textbook that bridges theory policy and practical action in the field of gender and development. Designed for students researchers practitioners and policymakers the book provides a thorough exploration of gender concepts historical evolution policy frameworks and emerging global issues. The book integrates insights from sociology economics political science anthropology and feminist theory to analyse how gender relations shape and is shaped by social economic and political processes. Moving beyond traditional approaches that treated women as passive beneficiaries of development this text emphasizes the role of women and marginalized groups as active agents of social transformation. This book is ideal for academic courses in gender studies development studies sociology political science and public policy. It also serves as a practical guide for development practitioners NGOs and policymakers committed to achieving gender equity and sustainable development.