Women Empowerment and Challenge of Change

Contents: Preface. 1. Women: life, transition and development. 2. Reorienting Government intervention for women\'s development. 3. Women\'s education and the development effort. 4. Women and the new consumerism. 5. Achievement and career: women and corporate world. 6. Women, society, empowerment: gender rights in Japan. 7. Women and development in Orthodox communities. 8. Gender and feminism: a research framework. 9. Sexual exploitation: challenging male attitudes. 10. Women and demography: the development parameters. 11. Rural women and technology: a case study. 12. Country experiences in empowerment of women. Bibliography. Index.

"The present compilation of materials under the title Women Empowerment and Challenge of Change attempts to furnish the basic parameters of women\'s development issues in the context of awareness, emancipation, social status, sexual liberation and professional achievement. Thus the compilation includes well-written papers, articles, reviews and excerpts, including documentary substance, and extends over areas of current interest. The publication may be considered as a set of focussed readings in this vital area and would be a timely addition to the more significant literature in the discipline." (jacket)