Engendering International Development

  Woven throughout the three pillars of sustainable development – economic, environment and social – is the complex and knotty thread of gender equality. As a cross-cutting issue that pervades all aspects of the development spectrum, gender has increasingly gained attention on the international agenda and its prioritisation is widely recognised to be essential to successful and sustainable development. Indeed an increasing number of studies reveal that gender inequalities are extracting high economic costs and leading to social inequities and environmental degradation around the world. The economic situation of women in developing countries is dire. Seventy percent of the world’s...