This article provides information about the importance of women in development policies: It was only in the 1970s that development policy oriented itself to women as a distinctive category rather than as a residual one. Development planners of the time were faced with the failure of the trickle-down theory, with problems of poverty and unemployment… Continue reading Importance of Women in Development Policies | Social Development
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Impact of Stereotyped Role in Women’s Development | Social Development
This article provides information about the impact of stereotyped role in women’s development: Women though often perceived as dependents or as homemakers, are engaged in three basic responsibilities have been referred to in developmental literature as their triple role. Firstly, women are engaged in reproductive work that involves both children bearing and rearing. Secondly, most… Continue reading Impact of Stereotyped Role in Women’s Development | Social Development
Dependency Theory: Central Proposition of Dependency Theory
This article provides information about the central proposition of dependency theory: There are a number of propositions, all of contestable, which form the core of the dependency theory. These propositions include: