Rural Women: Unequal Partners in Development
- ISBN-10
- 9221023893
- ISBN-13
- 9789221023890
- Category
- Social Science / Sociology / Rural
- Pages
- 81
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- International Labour Office
- Author
- Martha Fetherolf Loutfi
Description
Outlines the basic reasons for women's growing inequality and dependence especially in rural areas, and the concomitant food shortages and poverty in many developing countries. This book should be of interest to all those concerned with women's development.
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