Contesting gender narratives, 1970-2000

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Roces, Mina and Edwards, Louise. (2020). Contesting gender narratives, 1970-2000. In Women in Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation pp. 1-15 Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003118411-1
AuthorsRoces, Mina and Edwards, Louise
Abstract

Modernisation is not gender neutral. In the modernisation process women are ‘developed’ differently, often inadvertently, from men. Similarly, women participate in development projects with objectives that often differ from those of men. The three decades 1970–2000 have seen this development project increase in speed and intensity. Development has been the mantra for government decisions and international aid programs. The results in the Asian region are impressive, wealth has been produced and life has improved for millions of people. The tension between one official gender narrative and the other multiple gender narratives is one major theme that permeates the experiences of women between 1970–2000. Nationalism provides a cover of respectability within this strategic use of the development narrative for women’s interests. The Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) also offers a unique slant to the study of contesting gender narratives. Political posturing which included the language of gender equity is now creating emergent multiple gender discourses.

KeywordsModernisation; gender; Asia; Women
Page range1-15
Year01 Jan 2020
Book titleWomen in Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation
PublisherRoutledge
Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
ISBN9781865083186
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003118411-1
Web address (URL)https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003118411-1/contesting-gender-narratives-1970%E2%80%932000-mina-roces-louise-edwards
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Online26 Jul 2020
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Deposited07 Feb 2024
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