Towards Gender Equity in Development

As a result of widespread mistreatment and overt discrimination women in the developing world often lack autonomy. <em>Towards Gender Equity in Development</em> brings together leading scholars working on gender issues to explore key sources of female empowerment and discuss the current challenges and opportunities for the future. <p/>Exploring three key domains this book adopts a clear multi-disciplinary approach to present different perspectives from gender-focused economics and social research. It covers marriage and women's relative bargaining position within the household; the options available to women outside of marriage and in the context of their community; and overarching discriminatory laws and cultural norms. It engages with questions of how marriage divorce and remarriage practices have evolved and with what effects for women; how female empowerment can benefit from improving options and economic and collective action opportunities; and how the government can act as a lawmaker to contribute to modifying norms and practices that disadvantage women.<br>