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Women's Issues in the Developing World - Gender Inequality
1. Women’s Issues in The Developing
World
- Gender Inequality -
Vemala Devi Balakrishnan
FS HN 342 (Summer 2012)
2. Is plough agriculture the reason?
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3. Forms of discriminations
Restriction on education
• Slow economic growth
– Low level of skills and
specialization
• Low salary, food insecurity
• Low quality of child welfare
– Illness
– malnutrition
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/girl/index.htm
4. Forms of discriminations
Limited job opportunities
• Restricted employments of
non- agricultural jobs
– Low-wage
– Part-time
• Limited agricultural
resources
• Consequence
– Financial crisis
– Food insecurity
– Slow economic growth
http://hight3ch.com/do-women-earn-less-than-men/
5. Forms of discriminations
Food denial
• Food amount decreases
when a mother gives birth
to girl baby.
• Men eat first
• Malnutrition
http://mehreenkasana.wordpress.com/2011/03/
6. Gender inequality is morally
unacceptable
• Rights
– Education
– Food
• Justice
– Preferential treatments
8. References
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• Bjorgen, K. (2011, January 1). Women’s Education Level and its Impact on their attitudes towards children’s health
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• Irin. (2011, September 22). NEPAL: Gender discrimination fuels malnutrition. Retrieved July 31 from IRIN:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93788/NEPAL-Gender-discrimination-fuels-malnutrition
• Klasen, S., & Lamanna, F. (2008, August 15). The Impact of Gender Inequality in Education and Employment on. Retrieved July
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• RedheadInfidel. (2007, January 30). Islamic Practices That Demean Women & Abuse Girls. Retrieved July 30, 2012, from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bynld68XNB0
• UN Women. (2011, October 30). Facts and Figures on Rural Women. Retrieved July 31 from UN Women:
http://www.unwomen.org/infocus/rural-women-facts-and-figures/
• VOASouthAsia(2012, January 26). India’s “Angry Brides” and the Problem of Dowry. Retrieved July 30, 2012, from
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