Author (نویسنده/ناشر):

Luchsinger, Gretchen.

Catalog Source (منبع کتلاگ):

ACKU

Statement of responsibility:

Gretchen Luchsinger,

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

Physical Description:

xxii, 238 p. ; 28 cm.

ISBN:

9789211262865, 9780230329195

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Equality – Asia.
Social classes – Asia – History.
Social classes – Asia.

Class. No:

HN 655.2 .S6 .L83 2010

Source of Classification:

Library of Congress Classification / Monograph

Accession No:

20796 26188 3ACKU000529569

General Note:

Includes Bibliography—(p. 171-191).

General Note:

Published for UNDP by Macmillan Publishers India.

General Note:

Contents: Overview—Chapter 1. a case for gender equality—Chapter 2. Building economic power—Chapter 3. Promoting political voice—Chapter 4. Advancing legal rights—Chapter 5. Towards equal power and voice—Definitions of technical terms—Notes—Bibliography—Boxes—Tables—Figures—Special contributions—Toward better outcomes : Japan's gender policies

General Note:

Yoriko Meguro—Women's command over immovable assets : a vital key

General Note:

Bina agarwal—The transformative potential of microfinance

General Note:

Muhammad Yunus—The experience of the Chinese government on promoting gender equality

General Note:

Baige Zhao—Caught in between : the dilemma of Muslim women in Malaysia

General Note:

Marina Mahathir—Indicators—Millennium development goals, targets and indicators—Statistical references.

General Note:

United Nations Development Programme—title page.

General Note:

Summary : This report looks at three key opportunities for achieving gender equality—economics, politics and the law. Transforming institutions in all three areas, changing attitudes and assessing progress continually will open the door wide to rapid, far-reaching change for human development—cover page.