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According to the World Development Report (WDR) 2012, gender is defined as socially constructed norms and ideologies which determine the behavior and actions of men and women. Understanding these gender relations and the power dynamics behind them is a prerequisite for understanding individuals’ access to and distribution of resources, the ability to make decisions and the way women and men, boys and girls are affected by political processes and social development.
Gender is an important consideration in development. It is a way of looking at how social norms and power structures impact on the lives and opportunities available to different groups of men and women. Globally, more women than men live in poverty. Women are also less likely than men to receive basic education and to be appointed to a political position nationally and internationally. Understanding that men and women, boys and girls experience poverty differently and face different barriers in accessing services, economic resources and political opportunities helps to target interventions.
I’ve been seeing a lot of Democrats defend Andrew Cuomo against the sexual harassment and impropriety that forced him to resign. It’s the usual medley of “Look at this picture one of the accusers took with him!” and “He deserved due process!” While not unexpected in this age of Al...
Timothy Noah at the New Republic explains how wages are rising faster than they have in nearly 40 years, reports Business Insider, excluding a freakish momentary spike last year when Covid-19 lockdowns began. The number of job openings (9.3 million) and the number of people quitting their jobs (4 million,...
Sophie Lewis of CBS News points out how New York became the sixth state to ban child marriage, after raising the legal age of consent to be married to 18. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation which will take effect 30 days after becoming law. A previous law Cuomo signed in 2017 allowed...
Devin Rutan is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and Social Policy at Princeton University. Renee Louis is a research specialist with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. These researchers demonstrate that eviction is a process with abundant opportunities for violations of the Fair Housing Act making overall housing markets more...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction opening the way for his immediate release from prison. Cosby, 83, has served nearly three years of a three- to 10-year sentence after being found guilty of drugging and violating Temple University sports administrator Andrea Constand at his...
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States rose as of Wednesday for a third straight day, with more than 62,000 new cases reported, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. Kate Smith of CBS News reports that black women continue to disproportionately bear the brunt of the economic devastation caused by...
American Government and Civics Series / Gender / Kwaisi France / Landmark Supreme Court Cases / The Breeze
Bradwell v. Illinois (1873) is the 21st landmark Supreme Court case, the second case in the Politics, Society, Freedom, and Equality module, featured in the KTB Prep American Government and Civics Series designed to acquaint users with the origins, concepts, organizations, and policies of the United States government and political...
American Government and Civics Series / Gender / Kwaisi France / Landmark Supreme Court Cases / The Breeze
J.E.B. v. Alabama (1994) is one of the landmark Supreme Court cases featured in the KTB Prep American Government and Civics series designed to acquaint users with the origins, concepts, organizations, and policies of the United States government and political system. The goal is greater familiarization with the rights and...
Taylor v. Louisiana (1975) is one of the landmark Supreme Court cases featured in the KTB Prep American Government and Civics series designed to acquaint users with the origins, concepts, organizations, and policies of the United States government and political system. The goal is greater familiarization with the rights and...
Gonzales v Carhart (2007) is one of the landmark Supreme Court cases featured in the KTB Prep American Government and Civics series designed to acquaint users with the origins, concepts, organizations, and policies of the United States government and political system. The goal is greater familiarization with the rights and...