Gender Relations & Power

These hierarchical relations of power between women and men, tend to disadvantage women, preventing gender equality. This theme explores key related issues including the pathways to women’s empowerment, access to resources such as land and credit, gender roles and stereotypes, and where understandings of men and masculinities can helpfully inform gender and development thinking and practice.

Bibliography 15: Engaging men in gender equality: positive strategies and approaches - overview and annotated bibliography

How can development practitioners encourage men to adopt more 'gender-equitable' masculine identities? This report - consisting of an overview, annotated bibliography, and contacts section - describes a broad range of innovative work being carried out in different parts of the world to engage men in the promotion of gender equality.

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Putting gender back in the picture: rethinking women's economic empowerment - overview and annotated bibliography

This report - consisting of an overview report and annotated bibliography - explores the dominant analysis taking hold around women's economic empowerment and seeks to promote a nuanced understanding of the gendered barriers that prevent some women from benefiting from economic opportunities or from being empowered despite access to these opportunities.

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