Women in Developing Countries

Contents: Preface. 1. Women and technology resources. 2. Broader perspective on women\'s health. 3. Women and their development. 4. Model of female labor force participation. 5. Educational attainment of female. 6. Job characteristics of women. 7. Technologies appropriate for women. 8. Women\'s work in multinational companies. 9. Differential impact on women in development. 10. Social reform in women education. 11. Arrange marriage: limiting women\'s achievements. 12. Women\'s mortality. 13. Providing health care services to women. 14. Women and community development in Bangladesh. 15. Family law and planning in Egypt. 16. Organising peasant women in Honduras. 17. Challenges to the Indian family system. Bibliography. Index.

"Women in most developing countries still receive less schooling than men. There is compelling evidence that the education of girls and women promotes both individual and national well-being. When women are deprived of an education, individuals, families, and children, as well as the societies in which they live, suffer. When women are adequately educated everyone benefits. The volume illustrates the importance of economic and cultural differences among developing countries in explaining variations in the manner in which these costs and benefits influence schooling choices. The book brings together information on women\'s education and development, reviews research results for each developing region, identifies gaps in current knowledge, and discusses problems of methodology." (jacket)