Gender equality and development after violent conflict : the Kurdistan Region of Iraq /

"The Kurdistan Region is at a unique point in its modern history. Isolation of the Kurds as an unheard minority is a thing of the past and the region and its people are reaching new heights in international and internal recognition every day. As part of the ongoing transformation after conflict...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ranharter, Katherine, 1989- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series:	Gender, development and social change.
Subjects:	Women's rights > Iraq > Kurdistān. Sex discrimination against women > Iraq > Kurdistān. Women in economic development > Iraq > Kurdistān. Women > Education > Iraq > Kurdistān. Social change > Iraq > Kurdistān. Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Women > Iraq > Kurdistān. Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Social aspects > Iraq > Kurdistān. Kurdistān (Iraq) > Social conditions > 21st century. Kurdistān (Iraq) > Politics and government > 21st century. Kurdistān (Iraq) > Economic policy. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries. Iraq War (2003-2011) 2000 - 2099 Economic policy. Politics and government. Sex discrimination against women. Social aspects. Social change. Social conditions. Women. Women > Education. Women in economic development. Women's rights. Iraq. Iraq > Kurdistān.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Setting the Scene
2.1. Kurdistan's History : the Long Path to Autonomy
2.2. Women and Gender Equality in the Kurdistan Region : Then and Now
3. Gender, Women and Politics
3.1. Gender and Women in Negotiations
3.2. Gender, Women and Parliament
3.3. Grassroots Activism
4. Gender, Women and the Economy
4.1. Influencing Economic Development from a National Level : Gendering Macroeconomic Policies
4.2. Women, Gender and the Labour Market
5. Gender, Women and Society : The Power of Education
5.1. Children's Schooling
5.2. Higher Education and Social Research
6. Conclusion
6.1. Politics
6.2. Economy
6.3. Education
Appendix
Interview List.