Transforming Development Women, poverty and politics

This books shows that women can be instrumental in expanding and democratizing national economies: creating wealth and family well-being. Through a history of UNIFEM, the author shows how the large-scale investments of governments, the World Bank, the United Nations and other organizations can become both more effectively and gender-sensitive.

About the author

Margaret Snyder lived and worked in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda for a total of 15 years. She is the founding director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). She was also a co-founder of the African Centre for Women at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and was a member of the committee to organise Women's World Banking (WWB).

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Snyder
• Publisher: ITDG Publishing
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 15.12.1995
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9781853393020
• ISBN: 978-1-85339-302-0
• Pages: 334
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm
• Weight (packing): 485 g