Development in an Insecure and Gendered World: The Relevance of the Millennium Goals
| By: | Leckie, Jacqueline, Assoc Prof |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780754676911 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781409499459 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The Millennium Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000 and explicit targets were set to eradicate key problems in human development by 2015. This collection focuses specifically on the goals relating to gender issues that are problematic for women. The most relevant and contentious is that of promoting gender equality and empowering women. The book provides an overview of this and investigates literature that considers how gender is central to achieving the other goals.
The contributors distinctively consider gender in the context of human security (or insecurity)