Gender Equality and Sustainable Development

Name: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Gender Equality and Sustainable DevelopmentAuthor(s): Melissa Leach\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138921306, 978-1138921306\nSynopsis\nFor pathways to be truly sustainable and advance gender equality and the rights and capabilities of women and girls, those whose lives and well-being are at stake must be involved in leading the way. \n\nGender Equality and Sustainable Development calls for policies, investments and initiatives in sustainable development that recognize womens knowledge, agency and decision-making as fundamental. Four key sets of issues - work and industrial production; population and reproduction; food and agriculture, and water, sanitation and energy provide focal lenses through which these challenges are considered. Perspectives from new feminist political ecology and economy are integrated, alongside issues of rights, relations and power. The book untangles the complex interactions between d.