Part III identifies issues and interrelations that have not been addressed in previous research and suggests promising ways to frame future research on women and technology in Africa. Part II examines the research findings of African women to identify the factors that either render women powerless and disadvantaged or create the conditions for their authoritative participation in development.

The invisibility of gender in development studies and aid practice is explored at length. The fields of African studies, women’s studies, and development studies are critiqued, and useful approaches are identified. Part I presents the different conceptual frameworks within which the topic has been considered. Insights about the significance of gender factors do not easily cross the boundaries between different fields of inquiry. Faulty approaches to the topic and biases at all levels of policy-making have led to ineffective or even harmful projects. The interactive relationship between technology transfer and gender factors is explored using case studies and examples from the development literature on agriculture, health, and nutrition, as well as from feminist scholarship on Africa. Abstract / Résumé / ResumenĪbstract - This book demonstrates that the study of gender relations and the power of women is central to an evaluation of development efforts in Africa. Mention of proprietary names does not constitute endorsement of the product and is given only for information.

The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the International Development Research Centre or the Rockefeller Foundation. Women’s role/, /technology transfer/, /social change/, /Africa/- /women’s rights/, /decision making/, /self-help/, /economics/, /research needs/, /organization of research/, /references/. © International Development Research Centre 1989 II existe également une édition française de cette publication. This publication is the result of a project jointly funded by the International Development Research Centre and the Rockefeller Foundation.

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