Women’s Work, Wellbeing, and Structural Inequality
Perspectives from South Asia
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Beschreibung
The book traces long-standing societal unjust structures and transformations in South Asia to highlight persistent inequality and lost potential, with a central emphasis on gender disparities and their impact on well-being/ill-being. Focusing on recent decades marked by rapid technological change, it highlights missed opportunities, particularly the failure to invest in women. The book analyzes this neglect and its substantial social costs, examining impacts on health, education, and labor productivity through the lens of cultural norms, policies, and institutions. Beyond quantitative analysis, the book incorporates key political developments and accounts of women engaged in social activism to highlight the resilience and agency of women across the region. In doing so, it presents long-term trends and historical trajectories, while identifying critical moments of missed opportunity. Ultimately, the book conveys a clear message to social planners: women should not be treated as a standalone concern, but rather integrated at the core of all development agendas, a prerequisite for achieving inclusive and sustainable societal prosperity.
Links neglect in women’s education, health, and participation in labor markets to modern measures of wellbeing Combines empirical analysis with human stories to make complex social and economic research accessible Restores women’s presence in history by documenting the lives of forgotten change-makers
Autor*in
Asma Hyder
Themen in »Women’s Work, Wellbeing, and Structural Inequality«
reproductive autonomy female longevity marriage and fertility laws women’s labor force participation maternal health outcomes women's health colonial labor laws women’s labor activism gendered literacy gap colonial educational reforms care economy