Connecting, Extending, Reversing: Development from a Gender Perspective
Author(s)
Kabeer, Naila
Abstract
There are many flaws in the core assumptions of standard development paradigms, as well as in alternative paradigms called for by the South. One of the most important of these flaws is the continuing confusion between the means and the ends of the development process, a problem that is fostered by the use of GNP as the key indicator. Another is the recognition of only certain kinds of inequalities in the development process while others, such as gender inequality, are largely ignored. Development must be reconceptualized starting from the vantage point of poor women before equity and a real transformation of society can be achieved.
