GEOG 3020 Lecture Notes - Ecofeminism, Gender Role, Masculinity
27 Nov 2013
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2013-10-08: what is gender, why/how is it relevant to environment and development, examples. What percentage of the world s 1. 3 billion people living in extreme poverty are women and girls: a) 50, b) 60, c) 70, d) 80% What percentage of the world s working hours are worked by women: a) 33, b) 50, c) 66% What percentage of property worldwide is owned by women: a) 5, b) 10, c) 25, d) 50% What does this mean: both poverty and livelihoods are gendered, for example, women s access to livelihood assets is often different from men s. Un video: integration of women into development is still current; require equal access to land, credit and inheritance rights should be changed. What are examples of typical/traditional gender role: women at home cleaning, cooking and raising kids but these qualities are learned, we are not born with these skills.
