Gender and Development
Empowering women, sustaining the environment
Amid multifaceted challenges, there is a story of interconnectedness of women and the environment.
Gender equality is the investment we need to make
It is evident we are doing even worse than we realised on gender equality.
Climate change and women's deteriorating mental health
Women are more adversely impacted by natural disasters than men due to gender-based roles and responsibilities.
Forget ‘manmade’: Berkeley bans gender-specific words
There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into “maintenance holes” instead. Nothing will be manmade in the liberal city but “human-made.” And students at the University of California, Berkeley, will join “collegiate Greek system residences” rather than fraternities and sororities.
ADB signs $30m loan for garment sector
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signs a $30-million loan deal with Brac Bank, which will be used to finance the construction and upgrade of garment factories in Bangladesh.
Gender and Development By Janet Momsen
GENDER and Development by Janet Momsen (2009) is an empirical study considering position of women in developing countries.
Empowering women, sustaining the environment
Amid multifaceted challenges, there is a story of interconnectedness of women and the environment.
Gender equality is the investment we need to make
It is evident we are doing even worse than we realised on gender equality.
Climate change and women's deteriorating mental health
Women are more adversely impacted by natural disasters than men due to gender-based roles and responsibilities.
Forget ‘manmade’: Berkeley bans gender-specific words
There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into “maintenance holes” instead. Nothing will be manmade in the liberal city but “human-made.” And students at the University of California, Berkeley, will join “collegiate Greek system residences” rather than fraternities and sororities.
ADB signs $30m loan for garment sector
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signs a $30-million loan deal with Brac Bank, which will be used to finance the construction and upgrade of garment factories in Bangladesh.
Gender and Development By Janet Momsen
GENDER and Development by Janet Momsen (2009) is an empirical study considering position of women in developing countries.