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Since the 1970s, ‘women’ has become a focal subject in development theory and practice. The discussion on the role of women in development is controversial not only in international development organizations, non-governmental and governmental organizations, but also within the women’s movement itself. The debate touches the basis of gender diversity and thus tends to be overloaded with ideologies.
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Grawert, E. (1998). Women’s Role in Securing Peasant Livelihood. In: Making a Living in Rural Sudan. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26804-7_5
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