Developing Nations: Challenges Involving Women; Proceedings of the Women in Development Conference

摘要

Proceedings of a November 1980 conference on challenges and opportunities facing Third World women are herein presented. The first section is composed of papers treating critical women in development (WID) issues and the various opportunities afforded women in A.I.D. projects. A formal paper on the development process as a whole and conference workshops on key development areas - e.g., agriculture, nutrition, land tenure - and the role played in them by women are presented in the report's second section. In section three, papers on the dynamics of social and cultural change and on the views of women in international development are provided along with a panel discussion on the role of women in culturally sensitive programs. Two papers and five workshop discussions - including case studies - on issues and alternatives in planning WID projects, along with 12 recommendations aimed at helping conference participants maintain professional involvement in the field of WID conclude the report.