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Department
Sociology, Egyptology & Anthropology Department
Program
Anthropology
Abstract
Since the late 1990s rights-based approaches (RBAs) in development have been advanced by the major institutional development actors such as the UN, multilateral and bilateral agencies, and international NGOs. A number of critiques of RBAs have emerged that question whether the emancipatory potential of rights discourse and practice will be realized within development. These critiques, however, have not sufficiently questioned the implication of rights discourse and practice for advancing a gender equality agenda and women 's autonomy. This is an area that needs considerable research, and this publication explores some of the key issues at stake. The publication, based on contributions from different regions of the world, sheds light on the problematic of delivering on rights in a way that treats and sees women as entities in themselves and worthy of rights, and not simply in relation to a man and as subordinate within gender relations. The authors remind us that in order to practice rights, we need on the one hand to side with, promote and learn from the awareness of those deprived of rights, because it is their agency that will fuel and drive the struggle for rights. On the other hand, rights-based practice requires a politically engaged research, activist and development community in order to promote gender equality.
Publication Date
2008
Document Type
Book Chapter
Book Title
Gender, Rights and Development: A Global Sourcebook
ISBN
9789068327427
Publisher
KIT Publishers
City
Amsterdam
First Page
85
Last Page
99
Keywords
Gender Studies, Anthropology
Disciplines
Anthropology | Gender and Sexuality
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APA Citation
Sholkamy, H.
(2008).The Empowerment of Women: Rights and Entitlements in Arab Worlds. KIT Publishers. , 85-99
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1231
MLA Citation
Sholkamy, Hania
The Empowerment of Women: Rights and Entitlements in Arab Worlds. KIT Publishers, 2008.pp. 85-99
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1231