The United Nations Agenda 2030 recognizes gender equality as a fundamental human right, with SDG 5 dedicated solely to this crucial issue. Achieving gender equality and empowering women is essential for the success of all Sustainable Development Goals. Gender Mainstreaming and Development delves into the integral role of gender sensitivity in policy and program design, highlighting the importance of transforming discriminatory social institutions across political, economic, legal, and social spheres.
This comprehensive volume brings together gender mainstreaming experiences from diverse sectors and regions, aiming to develop a shared understanding of current approaches and challenges. By adopting a nuanced analytical approach, it seeks to provide valuable insights and design a blueprint for truly inclusive and transformative gender mainstreaming policy and practice. Essential reading for academic researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students in economics, development, and gender studies, this book offers a fresh perspective on gender and development issues.
Table of Contents:
Foreword; Ratna Sahay
Chapter 1. Unveiling the Shadows: A Comprehensive Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence in India; Indrani Roy Chowdhury, Bhawna Taneja, and Saumya Singh
Chapter 2. Applying an Intersectional Lens to Gender Mainstreaming: A Study of the Indian ICT Sector; Aparna Mira Venkatesan
Chapter 3. Is IT/BPM Industry Fulfilling the Expectations of Employees? An Expectation Gap Analysis from Gender Perspective; Madhumita Guha Majumder, Jyoti Joshi Pant, and Tripti Mahara
Chapter 4. Who ‘Cares’ While Working from Home? COVID-19 Pandemic and Care Work Distribution among IT Professionals in India; Faiza Ruksar Arif, Ananya Chakraborty, and Sreerupa Sengupta
Chapter 5. Millets and Women: A Changing Feminist Political Ecology of Agricultural Innovations; Girigan Gopi, Prashant K Parida, and Rengalakshmi Raj
Chapter 6. Feeding the Divide: Do Nutritional Disparities Drive the Gender Wage Gap in South Asia?; Gunjan Kumari, Oindrila Dey, and Debalina Chakravarty
Chapter 7. Gender Mainstreaming in School Leadership: Unpacking Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceived Factors for Female Underrepresentation; Grace Ezekiel Kihwele, Rhoda Ezekiel Kihwele, and Jimmy Ezekiel Kihwele
Chapter 8. Women Driving Change for Solid Waste Management in Rural Karnataka; Aarti Sachdeva, Pooja Pandey, Nidhi Rawat, Devappa N, George Alexander, and Vindhya
Chapter 9. Bridging the Gap: A Literature Survey on Gender Mainstreaming in Ride-Sharing and Delivery Platforms; Tanusree Chakraborty, Daisy Gohain, and Tiny Tanushree Gohain
