Deck 6: Women, development, and Environmental Sustainability

Question 1

Identify a true statement about traditional development programs.

A)They focus on men's income generation capacity.
B)They have reduced women's considerable workloads.
C)They recognize women's economic contributions.
D)They discourage a Western version of gender-role arrangements.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The majority of the world's one billion people living in poverty are women in industrialized countries.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Sustainable development refers to the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet needs in the future.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following statements about developing nations is false?

A)Developing nations are not necessarily non-industrialized nations.
B)Developing nations are less-industrialized nations of the Global South.
C)Poverty is the norm,health is poor,and life expectancy is short in developing nations.
D)The majority of the least developed nations are located in the Middle East.

Question 5

Many developing nations spent years of their existence as colonies of northern countries.This has a profound impact on their respective cultures,languages,and economic systems.Describe some of the negative influences of colonization,and explain how those experiences continue to influence the perceptions of Western intervention.

Question 6

The ________ in Kenya is a well-known example of the role of grassroots support organizations (GRSOs)in sustainable development involving women.This movement organized women to plant and manage trees for fuelwood and to guard against soil erosion.

A)Greenbelt movement
B)Chipko movement
C)Back to Nature movement
D)Appiko movement

Question 7

Industrialized countries tend to be located in the southern hemisphere.As such,they are often referred to as southern countries or Global South.

Question 8

According to Boserup,Duley and Diduk,and Sen and Grown,colonizers ________.

A)replaced traditional western gender roles with egalitarian gender arrangements
B)removed women from the political decision-making spheres
C)gave women free access to and control over resources
D)refused to interfere with women's legal rights,opportunities,and privileges

Question 9

The proponents of modernization theory believe that transforming the economy of a developing country will naturally lead to its political and social development.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about women who reside in developing nations is false?

A)The majority of women with HIV/AIDS live in developing nations.
B)Women who reside in the least-developed nations have a life expectancy of 23 years.
C)Most unsafe abortions and maternal deaths and disability occur in the Global South.
D)Literacy rates and secondary school enrollments are lower than in other parts of the world.

Question 11

Grassroots support organizations (GRSOs)are internationally based groups that work to develop and improve communities.

Question 12

The textbook identifies two distinct approaches to development: gender and development (GAD)and women in development (WID).Compare and contrast these two approaches; be sure to discuss their relative strengths and shortcomings.

Question 13

Neocolonialism refers to the practice where the Global South countries continue using former colonies for raw materials,minerals,and cash crops.

Question 14

________ requires a gender analysis to make sure that gender equality concerns are taken into account in all developmental activities.

A)Gender development
B)Gender mainstreaming
C)Equality development
D)Mainstreaming equality

Question 15

There are three general types of women in development (WID)projects discussed in the textbook.Identify and describe each of these project types,and explain some of the reasons why they are often unsuccessful.

Question 16

The extension of small loans to women in poverty for small-scale economic enterprises is referred to as ________.

A)gender mainstreaming
B)unilateral aid
C)microcredit
D)sustainable development

Question 17

Development programs are not free from critiques,particularly as they relate to women.As per the textbook,most feminist criticisms of these programs can be placed into different categories.Summarize each of these categories,and discuss whether or not feminist critiques have affected the way development programs are run.

Question 18

In the context of women in development (WID)projects,identify a true statement about income-generating projects for women.

A)They always include women in the project design process.
B)They succeed because they reduce women's considerable workloads.
C)They are mostly successful as they are launched after determining that there is a market for the goods produced.
D)They focus on traditional female skills such as sewing,knitting,embroidery,and handicrafts.

Question 19

The ________ in the forests of Uttar Pradesh,India,is a famous example of a grassroots organization (GRO)that developed due to concerns about unsustainable development.Specifically,village women wrapped themselves around trees and refused to move until the contractors who had arrived to cut 2,500 trees left.

A)Greenbelt movement
B)Chipko movement
C)Friends of the Earth movement
D)Save Silent Valley Movement