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Addressing Gender Inequality

Addressing Gender Inequality. Conference on “Taking Action for the World’s Poor and Hungry People” Beijing, China. Oct.17-19, 2007. Fears from the ‘New developmental paradigm ’.

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Addressing Gender Inequality

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  1. Addressing Gender Inequality Conference on “Taking Action for the World’s Poor and Hungry People” Beijing, China. Oct.17-19, 2007 conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  2. Fears from the ‘New developmental paradigm’ • Inverse proportionality between infrastructural growth required to sustain technology and democratic state.(Hirsh 1965 and Posner 1961) • Motivation to create governance structure whether private or public to support technology not equitable development. (Francis Fukuyama & Caroline Wagner 2001:191) conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  3. The Silent Shift • decision making / controls shift from state apparatus to technological regimes conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  4. Women ,ICT & Governance Sanitation Programme - PURBA MIDNAPORE B TARAHaat- Bundelkhand tea gardens of North Bengal Mahiti Shakti,Gujarat conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  5. Making problems visible; • Need for school education! • Education for entrepreneurship! • Entrepreneurship for freedom! • Freedom for empowerment! conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  6. Overcoming Gender Stereotyping • Child care for men • Mechanical repairs for women • Exchange of work evolves personalities conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  7. Agricultural Knowledge & Skills • Crop patterns • Use of chemicals • Patenting indigenous knowledge • Sharing information conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  8. Catalyzing Governance! • Giving voice to women in the marketeg;TARA-Haat • Developing Self-help groups in solving local problems eg; complete sanitation in Poorba Midnapore-UNICEF project • Developing skills and improving access to justice in North Bengal • Marketizing local entrepreneurship through adminstrative reforms conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  9. Towards Sustainability! • Networking NGOs with local governance. • Local resource development through appropriate technology • Generating self-help groups with local government bodies • Engendering markets • Reinventing women’s voice conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

  10. Thank you IFFPRI, State Council of China on Poverty Reduction, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing, China 2007. conference on World's Poor, Beijing Oct.17-19,2007

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