Gender and Inclusive Development offers a timely and comprehensive exploration of gender mainstreaming across diverse sectors, domains, and regions. Drawing on global experiences and grounded in the framework of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goalsparticularly SDG 5this volume critically examines the evolution of gender equality strategies from Women in Development (WID) to Gender and Development (GAD). It highlights the transformative potential of gender-sensitive policy design and implementation, emphasising the need to dismantle discriminatory institutions and foster inclusive participation in political, economic, and social spheres.
Through interdisciplinary contributions, the book engages with pressing questions around gender roles, decision-making, and inequality in development contexts. It presents empirical and theoretical insights that unpack the complexities of gender mainstreaming, offering a nuanced analytical lens to understand its challenges and opportunities. With a focus on real-world impact, the volume aims to inform policy, practice, and academic discourse, providing a blueprint for inclusive and transformative gender mainstreaming that can accelerate progress toward global gender parity.
Foreword; Nitya Rao
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1. Gender, Equity and Inclusion in Education; Michael Oyedele Oyenuga
and Stella Bolanle Apata
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2. Non-Binary Gender Identity Discourse in International Assignments
Research: A Systematic Literature Review; Bice Della Piana, Francesco Di
Vincenzo, and Yochanan Altman
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3. Negotiating Gendered Constraints Through Collective Bargaining:
Experiences Of Two Groups of Women Fish Workers In Tamil Nadu; Velvizhi S.,
Anamika Ajay, Kaviarasi J., and Shwetha Tony A.
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4. The Gender of Geographical Indications: Womens Labour, Wage
Inequality and the Economic (In)Visibility; Kavya Sanjaya and Gummadi Sridevi
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5. Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (DEI): Perspectives from Select
Indian Corporate Houses; Praveen K. Choudhary, Susmi Routray, and Parijat
Upadhyay
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6. Gender Mainstreaming in STEM Education within Higher Education
Institutions: Strategic Approaches and SDG Alignment; Tanusree Chakraborty,
Nandita Mishra, and V. S. Sharada
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7. Gender Based Stereotypes at Workplaces: A Netnographic Analysis
and Policy Implications; Deepti Sharma and Keerti Shukla
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8. New Paradigm of Women Entrepreneurs in the Agriculture Sector:
Empowerment and Enterprise Development; Abid Sultan, Farhet A. Shaheen,
Hadiya Mushtaq, Fazal Mohammad Mir, and Irtiqa Malik
M. Manjula is a Faculty at Azim Premji University, India.
Sangita Dutta Gupta is a Professor at BML Munjal University, India.
