Material Information |
| Title: |
Taking the Initiative Responses of Kenyan Women's Groups to Development Challenges |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Comerford, Kathryn |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2003 |
| Publication Date: |
2003 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Women in Development
International Woman's Rights
Gender and Development
Grassroots Organizations |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
Over the past two decades, the humanitarian crises plaguing African people, especially women and children, have brought the previously underrepresented gender variable to the forefront of the development debate. National and international agencies put pressure on states to include and account for women's economic interests in development policy. The activities of national and international organizations thus, help to politicize the low economic status of women. On the local level, however, grassroots women's groups focus primarily on collaborating to provide subsistence resources for their families and basic needs for their communities. These initiatives are usually carried out separately from the formal political sphere. The differences in activities at the international, national and local levels raise the question as to whether the experience of participating in local initiatives will encourage women to become more active participants in the political process shaping development policies. Combining the theoretical approaches of feminism and Marxist feminism enables an examination of the relationship between women's positions in the economic and political spheres and of the potential of activism on multiple levels to increase women's political participation thereby effecting greater gender equality in Kenya. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Kathryn Comerford |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2003 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Hicks, Barbara |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2003 C73 |
| System ID: |
NCFE003210:00001 |
|
Material Information |
| Title: |
Taking the Initiative Responses of Kenyan Women's Groups to Development Challenges |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Comerford, Kathryn |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2003 |
| Publication Date: |
2003 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Women in Development
International Woman's Rights
Gender and Development
Grassroots Organizations |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
Over the past two decades, the humanitarian crises plaguing African people, especially women and children, have brought the previously underrepresented gender variable to the forefront of the development debate. National and international agencies put pressure on states to include and account for women's economic interests in development policy. The activities of national and international organizations thus, help to politicize the low economic status of women. On the local level, however, grassroots women's groups focus primarily on collaborating to provide subsistence resources for their families and basic needs for their communities. These initiatives are usually carried out separately from the formal political sphere. The differences in activities at the international, national and local levels raise the question as to whether the experience of participating in local initiatives will encourage women to become more active participants in the political process shaping development policies. Combining the theoretical approaches of feminism and Marxist feminism enables an examination of the relationship between women's positions in the economic and political spheres and of the potential of activism on multiple levels to increase women's political participation thereby effecting greater gender equality in Kenya. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Kathryn Comerford |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2003 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Hicks, Barbara |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2003 C73 |
| System ID: |
NCFE003210:00001 |
|