Even girls can do maths? Daily Star Magazine 2012
In his account of daily life in Faridpur at the start of the 20th century, the British District Officer J.C. Jack observed that while many young boys were attending school, girls stayed at home,...
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Presentation at UN Women 5th July 2012 Contextualizing the economic pathways to women’s empowerment
Pathways researchers, Naila Kabeer, Dzodzi Tsikata and Hania Sholkamy, working on paid work as a pathway to women’s empowerment discussed their findings with UN Women Executive Director, Ms Michelle Bachelet in a courtesy call...
A gender perspective on the social floor: in PRAYAS 2012
A gender analysis of poverty and vulnerability makes an important contribution to the task of constructing an inclusive social protection strategy – it draws attention to some of the ways that gender differentiates the...
The debate post-2015: What next?
The Millennium Development Goals are set to expire in 2015. Never before has a group of global goals so galvanized the world to fight poverty, disease and hunger. But What Next? A lively debate...
Talking at the Salzburg Global Seminar Where in the world do you find the answer?
What about proactive versus reactive social protection? Where in the world do you find the answer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soI72UA_cQw
South Asia’s ‘missing daughters’
In India, nearly 10 million women have gone missing since 1985. Sex-selective abortion, infanticide, and the neglect/discrimination of India’s daughters have been recognized by some, such as India’s national newspaper, The Hindu, as a...
Le « déficit de filles » en Asie du Sud
Watch Here Depuis 1985, près de 10 millions de femmes ont disparu en Inde. Les avortements sélectifs fondés sur le sexe, les cas d’infanticide et les gestes de négligence et de discrimination à l’égard...
Launch of the 2009 World Survey of the Role of Women in Development
United Nations, New York, 26 October 2009 – Ms. Carolyn Hannan, Division for the Advancement of Women, Department of Economic and Social Affairs; Ms. Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies (United Kingdom); and Mr....
Interview in Periódico Reforma: Educar a a mujeres como ciudadanas
Naila Kabeer, experta en género y pobreza por más de 20 años, se define a sí misma como una optimista. “Vengo de Bangladesh, uno de los países más pobres del mundo. Veo mi situación...
Marriage, motherhood and masculinity in the global economy
This article is adapted from Naila Kabeer’s longer paper for the Institute of Development Studies paper:Marriage, motherood and masculinity in the global economy: reconfigurations of personal and economic life (IDS Working Paper No 290,...