Contents
Abbreviations
Foreword
Executive Summary
1. Gender, Poverty and Development Policy
* Introduction
* A Brief History of Poverty Reduction Policies
* Putting Gender on the Policy Agenda
2. Integrating Gender into Macroeconomic Analysis
* Introduction
* Gender Bias in Macroeconomic Analysis
* Empirical Findings
* Gender Equity and Economic Growth: Competing Hypothesis
* Conclusion
3. The Geography of Gender Inequality
* Introduction
* Institutions and Gender Inequality
* Regional Perspectives on Gender Equality
* Updating the Geography of Gender
* Classifying Gender Constraints
* Conclusion
4. Approaches to Poverty Analysis and its Gender Dimensions
* Introduction
* The Poverty Line Approach
* The Capabilities Approach
* Participatory Poverty Assessments (PPAs)
* Conclusion
5. Gender Inequality and Poverty Eradication: Promoting Household Livelihoods
* Introduction
* Gender Inequality and Household Poverty in South Asia
* Gender Inequality and Household Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
* Links Between Gender Inequality and Income Poverty: The Wider Picture
* Conclusion
6. Gender Equality and Human Development Outcomes: Enhancing Capabilities
* Introduction
* Gender Inequality and Human Development: The Equity Rationale
* Gender Inequality and Family Well-being: The Instrument Rationale
* Conclusion
7. Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
* Introduction
* Conceptualising Empowerment: Agency, Resources and Achievement
* Access to Education and Women’s Empowerment
* Access to Paid Work and Women’s Empowerment
* Voice, Participation and Women’s Empowerment
* Agency and Collective Action: Building Citizenship from the Grassroots
* Conclusion
8. Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
* Introduction
* Gender Equality and Economic Growth: Synergy or Trade-off?
* Poverty Reduction Strategy papers (PRSPs): A Gender Audit
* Gender-responsive Budget (GRB) Analysis
* Mainstreaming Gender in Policy-making Institutions
* Mobilising around Gender Equity Goals: Building active Citizenship
* Conclusion
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