Male Bias in the Development Process

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Male Bias in the Development Process is written by Diane Elson and published by Manchester University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0719042305 (ISBN 10) and 9780719042300 (ISBN 13).

This book argues that the development process is marked by male bias - ill-founded and unjustified asymmetries that operate in favour of men and against women. The contributors include some of the leading writers in the gender and development field - Diane Elson, Delia Davin, Susie Jacobs, Carolyne Dennis, Alison MacEwan Scott and Ruth Pearson. Together they analyze the variety of forms taken by male bias: its foundations and the way it changes over time; and the possibilities of overcoming it. The cases considered cover both urban and rural settings; agriculture, industry and services; self-employment and wage-employment; and Africa, Asia and Latin America.