Katherine Ranharter

Gender Equality and Development After Violent Conflict

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Decision makers' attitude towards women and gender has a significant influence on development, especially after conflict. This book analyses the effects of gender-inclusive policies deployed by the Kurdistan Regional Government in the areas of politics, the economy and education on the region and its people.

Produktdetails

• Gender, Development and Social Change
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-52881-0
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9781137528810
• ISBN-10: 1137528818
• Artikelnr.: 42789097

Autorenporträt

Katherine Ranharter is a researcher at the University of Exeter, UK. Her research focuses on conflict, gender and reconciliation. She also has a special interest in the areas of migration and asylum, on which she has worked with various local and international organisations.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Setting the Scene
2.1. Kurdistan ' 's History - The Long Path to Autonomy
2.2. Women and Gender Equality in the Kurdistan Region - Then and Now
3. Gender, Women and Politics
3.1. Gender and Women in Negotiations
3.2. Gender, Women and Parliament
3.3. Grassroots Activism
4. Gender, Women and the Economy
4.1. Influencing Economic Development from a National Level- Gendering Macroeconomic Policies
4.2. Women, Gender and the Labour Market
5. Gender, Women and Society - The Power of Education
5.1. Children ' 's Schooling
5.2. Higher Education and Social Research
6. Conclusion
6.1. Politics
6.2. Economy
6.3. Education