Ruth Pearson

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  Gender and the Economic Crisis

  Ruth Pearson, Caroline Sweetman

  The current global economic crisis is expected to lead to millions more people being pushed into extreme poverty. The effects are profoundly different for women and men, and the existing gender inequalities and power imbalances mean that additional problems are falling disproportionately on those wh...

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  Gender, Business and Enterprise

  Caroline Sweetman, Ruth Pearson

  Business and enterprise should support gender justice and women's rights, but the reality is most women worldwide barely earn enough for survival. Why are women producers more likely than men to live hand-to-mouth, trapped in the least profitable and powerful parts of the economy? And what strategie...