The Concept of Equality in Human and Gender Rights Discourse

Contents: Introduction. 1. Preliminary enquiry into the concept of Equality Human Right and Gender Right.  2. Equality ideology in human rights discourse. 3. Equality ideology in gender discourse: a human rights perspective. 4. Import of the concept of equality in human and gender right discourse and practice: towards a framework for Praxis. 5. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

The Concept of Equality in Human and Gender Rights Discourse is a philosophically argued critique on human and Gender rights. This book is an attempt to analyse and examine some of the social and moral issues pertaining to the concept of Equality in Human and Gender Rights which are widely debated in contemporary society. The concept of equality that gave an impetus to several social and political movements and revolutionary changes in the world over is also the edifice of the whole arena of the present human rights and gender rights discourse.

In spite of years of a advocacy awareness creation efforts extensive training programmes and a gamut of development intervention these continue to be problem to address gender issue and to apply gender approach. This is not to say that no progress has been made: on the contrary, much has been advanced. But the gaps that still remain beg a critical look at some of the reasons behind them. This is how this research work is decided upon. Definitely this will prove informative and useful to one and all concerned. (jacket)