IV ISA Forum of Sociology (February 23-28, 2021)

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Authors Meet Critics: Samuel Cohn and Rae Blumberg (eds.): Gender and Development: The Economic Basis of Women's Power

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RC56 Historical Sociology (host committee)
RC02 Economy and Society
RC32 Women, Gender and Society
RC09 Social Transformations and Sociology of Development

Language: English

Session Type: Oral

Invited Session

The session subjects the edited collection "Gender and Development: The Economic Basis of Women's Power" by award-winning scholars Samuel Cohn and Rae Lesser Blumberg to a historical sociological scrutiny by inviting selected critics to discuss how the volume thinks critically about the economic power (or lack thereof) of women, and how it applies key concepts and theory related to gender and current development issues. From women’s participation in labor markets to their financial autonomy and purchasing power, these readings aim to enable sociologists to explore the economic implications of female power and the importance of women’s strategic indispensability both in the present and in historical perspective.