Women and Development in the Third World (Routledge Introductions to Development)

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Summary: First Glance At the Gender Issue
Review: Janet Henshall's book is an informing statistical look at the issues surrounding women in the third world. Before reading this book I had many questions concerning unequal sex ratios and women's status in the Third World and beyond. This curiosity stems from my rich Iranian heritage, which opened my eyes to cultural differences in women. This book gives an insight to these questions whereby one can make more informed opinions and not generalizations.

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Summary: An eye-opening look at women in development
Review: Momsen gives the reader a detailed and data saturated presentation of the predominant reasons behind and the characteristics of discrimination against women in 3rd world countries. She makes salient points about local economic function and readily backs up her hypotheses with graphs and tables chock full of econometric goodness. But the book drags at times, especially when she delves into data doldrums. She rescues herself through a well constructed argument that helps neophytes like me understand the complex issue at hand. Overall, a good effort and extremely informative. Keep up the good work.

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Summary: An eye-opening look at women in development
Review: Momsen gives the reader a detailed and data saturated presentation of the predominant reasons behind and the characteristics of discrimination against women in 3rd world countries. She makes salient points about local economic function and readily backs up her hypotheses with graphs and tables chock full of econometric goodness. But the book drags at times, especially when she delves into data doldrums. She rescues herself through a well constructed argument that helps neophytes like me understand the complex issue at hand. Overall, a good effort and extremely informative. Keep up the good work.

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Summary: Katherine Shorey
Review: Momsen's book describes the challenging atmospere in which third world women are living. Their unappreciated and unrewarded role in the domestic sphere has left them too unskilled and uneducated to enter the labor force. Momsen also explains possible causes for the historical gender inequalities that are illustrated throughout her book. She further investigates the role of the women and concludes that the oppression is socially, not biologically based.-Katherine Shorey

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Summary: Katherine Shorey
Review: Momsen's book describes the challenging atmospere in which third world women are living. Their unappreciated and unrewarded role in the domestic sphere has left them too unskilled and uneducated to enter the labor force. Momsen also explains possible causes for the historical gender inequalities that are illustrated throughout her book. She further investigates the role of the women and concludes that the oppression is socially, not biologically based.-Katherine Shorey

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Summary: Jump start for Women in the Third World
Review: This book is a great jumpstart for any person interested in Women studies and the improvements that are being done with them. Although the statistics are very outdated, the overview to world problems are examined and drawn upon. This is a slow read, but there is much to learn in its content.

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Summary: Women and Development in the Third World
Review: This book is an easy reader yet it has very interesting case studies that further strengthens the key ideas throughout the book.

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Summary: Information in Every Sentence
Review: This book was excellent because it had very well thought out and factual information. I enjoyed and agree with, especially the thesis that the reason women are economically under men is because of the extra work they have becuase of their multiple responsibilities; i.e. housekeeping, child rearing, and a job. - Kimberly Campbell

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Summary: Short Review
Review: Women and Development in the Third World asks and answers questions about why women stand where they do in the developing world. The result of women's labor both within and outside of the home is explored in depth. The strength of this short book is its ability to keep the reader's interest, even while quoting hard data. This is not a feminist complaint about the subordination of women; it is an objective look at the role women play in the economies of the developing world.

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Summary: Informative, but outdated
Review: Women and Development in the Third World by Janet Momsen gets to the heart of crucial issues concerning the development of women in the third world. Momsen's book is very enlightening for those who are unaware of the developmental problems women face in the third world. Also, Momsen is helpful to provide case studies of real life situations. However, for those who have some knowledge of issues in the third world, Momsen's book is simply a reminder of problems that merely seem common sense. Additionally, Women and Development in the Third World is very quick reading, but the statistical data and analyses provided are outdated by nearly a decade.