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Author:

Ranharter, Katherine, 1989- author.

Title:

Gender equality and development after violent conflict : the Kurdistan Region of Iraq / Katherine Ranharter, Researcher, University of Exeter, UK.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xi, 172 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Women's rights--Kurdistān.--Kurdistān.
Sex discrimination against women--Kurdistān.--Kurdistān.
Women in economic development--Kurdistān.--Kurdistān.
Women--Education--Kurdistān.--Kurdistān.
Social change--Kurdistān.--Kurdistān.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Women--Kurdistān.--Kurdistān.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Social aspects--Kurdistān.--Kurdistān.
Kurdistān (Iraq)--Social conditions--21st century.
Kurdistān (Iraq)--Politics and government--21st century.
Kurdistān (Iraq)--Economic policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries.
Iraq War (2003-2011)
2000 - 2099
Economic policy.
Politics and government.
Sex discrimination against women.
Social aspects.
Social change.
Social conditions.
Women.
Women--Education.
Women in economic development.
Women's rights.
Iraq.
Iraq--Kurdistān.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Setting the Scene -- 2.1. Kurdistan's History : the Long Path to Autonomy -- 2.2. Women and Gender Equality in the Kurdistan Region : Then and Now -- 3. Gender, Women and Politics -- 3.1. Gender and Women in Negotiations -- 3.2. Gender, Women and Parliament -- 3.3. Grassroots Activism -- 4. Gender, Women and the Economy -- 4.1. Influencing Economic Development from a National Level : Gendering Macroeconomic Policies -- 4.2. Women, Gender and the Labour Market -- 5. Gender, Women and Society : The Power of Education -- 5.1. Children's Schooling -- 5.2. Higher Education and Social Research -- 6. Conclusion -- 6.1. Politics -- 6.2. Economy -- 6.3. Education -- Appendix -- Interview List.

Summary:

"The Kurdistan Region is at a unique point in its modern history. Isolation of the Kurds as an unheard minority is a thing of the past and the region and its people are reaching new heights in international and internal recognition every day. As part of the ongoing transformation after conflict, the Region's politicians have committed themselves to ensuring positive development for the entire population, including women, and to supporting the advancement of gender equality in their society. The author puts this assertion to the test by analysing the effects of gender-inclusive policies (or the lack thereof) deployed by the Kurdistan Regional Government in the areas of politics, the economy and education on the development of the region and its people. The research builds not only on academic sources and policy material, but also on first-hand interviews with people in the Region"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Gender, development and social change

ISBN:

1137528818 (hardback)
9781137528810 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)909320654

LCCN:

2015014916

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)