‘Gender and household bargaining’ Lecture in Series on Gender and Economics University of Humbold
Lecture series “Feminist Economics” – lecture by Professor Naila Kabeer on May 31 2007 Impressions from the lecture on May 31, 2007
Author: Naila Kabeer
New Age, Bangladesh New Year Special Issue On Heroes of Bangladesh”Making women visible….”
If there was some way to cast future generations of feminists in the Naila Kabeer mould, the foundations of patriarchy might yet crumble some day. She makes herself heard without being loud. She has...
Money with a Mission Volume 2 Managing the social performance of microfinance
This book reflects the implications of a social performance management agenda for the perspective of twelve partners from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, who participated in a five-year microfinance action-research programme known as...
‘Social exclusion and the MDGs: the challenge of ‘durable inequalities’ in the Asia region’. IDS Bulletin 2006
Economic growth in Asia has been rapid, but inequality is a major factor curtailing the impact of growth on poverty reduction. Which groups have not taken advantage of this growth? What are the obstacles...
‘Globalisation, gender and work in the context of transition: the case of Vietnam’
(with Tran Thi Van Anh) UNDP VIET NAM POLICY DIALOGUE PAPER 2006/2 This paper is concerned with the gender and poverty implications of globalisation in the context of Viet Nam. There is a growing literature...
Inclusive Citizenship: Meanings and expressions (2005)
People’s understandings of what it means to be a citizen go to the heart of the various meanings of personal and national identity, political and electoral participation, and rights. The contributors to this book...
‘Gender equality and women’s empowerment: a critical analysis of the third Millennium Development Goal’ Gender and Development Vol. 13(2). Reprinted in Gender and the Millennium Development Goals. Oxfam Focus on Gender, OXFAM, Oxford
This article discusses the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG), on gender equality and women’s empowerment. It explores the concept of women’s empowerment and highlights ways in which the indicators associated with this Goal –...
‘Preparing for the future: forward looking strategies to promote gender equality in Vietnam’ UNDP, Hanoi (with Tran Thi Van Anh and Vu Manh Loi)
Gender roles in Viet Nam are heavily influenced by the country’s Confucian past, agrarian social structures, the country’s experience of war and socialist orientation. The transition to the market and increasing interaction with the world outside...
No magic bullets: gender, microfinance and women’s empowerment in South Asia’ Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XL (44 and 45)
Is microfinance a ‘magic bullet’ for women’s empowerment? This article published in the Economic and Political Weekly, India, examines the empirical evidence of the impact of microfinance on poverty reduction and the empowerment of...
‘Achieving universal education and eliminating gender disparity in Bangladesh’ Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXXIX No. 36 , September 4-10
Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success in expanding primary education, especially for girls, despite continuing prevalence of widespread poverty and social devaluation of women and girls. This paper argues that underlining this success is a...