Gender, faith and development
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TextPublication details: Rugby, Warwickshire, UK : Practical Action Pub. ; 2011. Description: 149 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781853397264 (pbk.)Subject(s): | | DDC classification: 305.3091724 TOM Summary: Edited by Emma Tomalin, Gender, Faith and Development (2011) critiques the "secular bias" of international development, arguing that ignoring religion often leads to ineffective or culturally tone-deaf interventions. The book challenges the Western assumption that faith is purely a barrier to women's rights, instead demonstrating how religious identity and agency can be powerful tools for empowerment and social justice. By exploring the complex intersection of global development and local spirituality, the contributors suggest that practitioners must move beyond a "religion-as-problem" mindset to engage strategically with faith-based organizations and beliefs to achieve sustainable gender equality.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Edited by Emma Tomalin, Gender, Faith and Development (2011) critiques the "secular bias" of international development, arguing that ignoring religion often leads to ineffective or culturally tone-deaf interventions. The book challenges the Western assumption that faith is purely a barrier to women's rights, instead demonstrating how religious identity and agency can be powerful tools for empowerment and social justice. By exploring the complex intersection of global development and local spirituality, the contributors suggest that practitioners must move beyond a "religion-as-problem" mindset to engage strategically with faith-based organizations and beliefs to achieve sustainable gender equality.
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