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As usual on Fridays, based on Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith's lecture notes.
Gender and Macroeconomics Disaggregating indicators of well-being by gender informs on the level of gender equality or inequality at a given time for a given place. When we examine gender issues we are interested in the meaning of these gender equalities or inequalities and their implications for development, both at the personal level and at the level of the economy. PGPblog got a small facelift for the new year. It should now be more user friendly. Stay tuned for new features in January. We continue with our new course on Gender and Macroeconomic Policy, as usual based on Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith's lecture notes. Gender and Macroeconomics Despite the improvements made in recognizing gender as an analytical category at the microeconomic level, the macroeconomic implications of gender remained underdeveloped until recently. Çağatay (Engendering Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies, 1998) identifies three reasons for the emergence of interest in macroeconomics and gender: Democratic presidential candidates wrapped-up their series of debates a few hours ago. Global Development is a topic rarely (if ever) discussed in the debates, but the three main democratic candidates have made some promises during their campaigns. It is good to have them on record. Barack Obama's Strategy to Promote Global Development and Democracy The World Bank Institute launched recently its publication Building Knowledge Economies: Advanced Strategies for Development, produced by our K4D (Knowledge for Development ) program. The video presentation of that event is now available on-line. We start a new course in our Fridays Academy series. Starting today, every Friday we will cover one topic related to Gender and Macroeconomic Policy. These postings are based on Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith's lecture notes.
Introduction Gender refers to the social meanings given to biological differences between the sexes and is therefore shaped by the mores and norms of each culture. It is a social category similar to other social categories like race, ethnicity, class and age, although some aspects remain common such as child-bearing and rearing for women and military service for men.
The latest UNDP's Human Development Report: Fighting Climate Change, was launched last week. This gloomy report defines Climate Change as the defining human development challenge of the 21st Century, and asks for urgent measures now. Today is the 25th International Day of Disabled Persons. We recently blogged about a manual on how to make Poverty Reduction Strategies inclusive. For more information on how to include disable people in development efforts, check also the Global Partnership for Disability and Development (GPDD). |
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