Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Economic and Social Rights: Exploring Gender Differences in a Central American Context

  • Chapter
Gender and the Politics of Rights and Democracy in Latin America

Part of the book series: Women’s Studies at York Series ((WSYS))

Abstract

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) recognises two sets of human rights: civil and political rights, and economic, social and cultural rights. Two separate Covenants were adopted by the United Nations (UN) when the Declaration’s provisions were transformed into legally binding obligations: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). This chapter will focus on the latter.

The author wishes to express her thanks to Diane Elson, Barbara Evers and John Salter for their helpful comments on this chapter. She would also like to thank the editors for their suggestions.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Bibliography

  • Acker, J. (1992) ‘Gendered institutions: from sex roles to gendered institutions’ Contemporary Sociology, 21 (5) 565–69

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Alston, P. (1987) ‘Out of the abyss: the challenges confronting the new UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ Human Rights Quarterly, 9, 332–81

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Asociación de Mujeres Profesionales (1996) ‘El Ejercicio de los Derechos de las Mujeres en Nicaragua: Un análisis de Género’ Managua: Consultancy Report for SIDA

    Google Scholar 

  • Beetham, D. (1995) ‘What future for economic and social rights?’ Political Studies, 43, 41–60

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Behrman, J. R. and B. L. Wolfe (1991) ‘Earnings and determinants of labor force participation in a developing country: are there gender differentials?’ in N. Birdsall and R. Sabot (eds) Unfair Advantage: Labor Market Discrimination in Developing Countries, Washington DC: World Bank Regional and Sectoral Studies, 95–120

    Google Scholar 

  • Chant, S. (1996) Women-Headed Households: Diversity and Dynamics in the Developing World, Basingstoke: Macmillan — now Palgrave

    Google Scholar 

  • Chant, S. (1999) ‘Population, migration, employment and gender’ in R. Gwynne and C. Kay (eds) Latin America Transformed. Globalisation and Modernity, London: Arnold, 226–70.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chapman, A. (1996) “A violations approach” for monitoring the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ Human Rights Quarterly, 18, 23–66

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chiriboga, M., R. Grynspan, and L. Perez (1995) Mujeres de Maiz. Programa de analisis de la politica del sector agropecuario frente a la mujer productora de alimentos en Centroamérica y Panamá, San José: IICA/ BID

    Google Scholar 

  • Clarke, R. and J. French (1995) ‘Issues in the enforceability of human rights: a Caribbean perspective’ in Margaret Schuler (ed.) From Basic Needs to Basic Rights, Washington, DC: Women, Law and Development International, 103–22

    Google Scholar 

  • Cornia, G. A., R. Jolly, and F. Stewart (1987) Adjustment with a Human Face, Oxford: Clarendon Press

    Google Scholar 

  • Craske, N. (2000) Continuing the Challenge: The Contemporary Latin American Women’s Movement(s), Liverpool: Institute of Latin American Research Paper 23

    Google Scholar 

  • DAW, press release 12 March 1999, downloaded from internet: <www.un.org.daw/cedaw/protocol/adopted.htm>

    Google Scholar 

  • Elson, D. and B. Evers (1998) Sector Programme Support: The Health Sector. A Gender Aware Analysis, GENECON Unit: University of Manchester

    Google Scholar 

  • Elson, D. and J. Gideon (1997) Gender Aware Country Economic Reports: Nicaragua, working paper no. 4, GENECON Unit: University of Manchester

    Google Scholar 

  • Elson, D. and J. Gideon (1999) The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Economic Empowerment of Women, working paper, UNIFEM, New York

    Google Scholar 

  • Elson, D., B. Evers, and J. Gideon (1997) Gender Aware Country Economic Reports: Concepts and Sources, working paper no. 1, GENECON Unit: University of Manchester

    Google Scholar 

  • Elson, D., M. A. Fauné, J. Gideon, M. Gutierrez, A. López de Maizier, and E. Sacayón (1997) Crecer con la Mujer: Oportunidades para el Desarrollo Económico Centroamericana, San José: Embajada Real de los Paises Bajos

    Google Scholar 

  • Faune, M. A. (1995) Mujeres y Familias Centroamericanas: Principales Problemas y Tendencias, Tomo III, San José: PNUD

    Google Scholar 

  • Faune, M. A. (1997) ‘Costa Rica: gender aware country strategy report’ in D. Elson, M. A. Fauné, J. Gideon, M. Gutiérrez, A. López de Maizier and E. Sacayón Crecer con la Mujer: Oportunidades para el Desarrollo Económico Centroamericana, San José: Embajada Real de los Paises Bajos

    Google Scholar 

  • Fundación Arias (1996) El Acceso de las Mujeres a la Tierra en Centroamerica, Memoria del Taller Centroamericana, San José: Fundación Arias

    Google Scholar 

  • Funkhouser, E. (1996) ‘The urban informal sector in Central America: household survey evidence’ World Development, 24 (11) 1737–51

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Goetz, A. M. (1995) ‘Macro-meso-micro linkages: understanding gendered institutional structures and practices’ a contribution to the SAGA workshop on Gender and Economic Reform in Africa, Ottawa, 1–3 October

    Google Scholar 

  • Goetz, A. M. (1997) Getting Institutions Right for Women in Development, London: Zed Books

    Google Scholar 

  • IICA/BID (1993) Mujeres Productoras de Alimentos en Centroamérica y Politicas Sectoriales, Costa Rica: IICA

    Google Scholar 

  • ILO/OIT ‘Consejeria Regional para la Mujer Trabajadora (1992) Promoción de la participación de la mujer en la formación técnica y profesional’ mimeo, Managua, OIT

    Google Scholar 

  • Lamarche, L. (1995) ‘Women’s social and economic rights: a case for real rights’ in M. Schuler (ed.) From Basic Needs to Basic Rights, Washington, DC: Women, Law and Development International, 77–103

    Google Scholar 

  • Landsberg-Lewis, I. (1998) Bringing Equality Home. Implementing the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, New York: UNIFEM

    Google Scholar 

  • Lister, R. (1997) Citizenship: Feminist Perspectives, Basingstoke: Macmillan — now Palgrave

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Lister, R. (2000) ‘Inclusion/exclusion: the Janus face of citizenship’ in J. Cook, J. Roberts and G. Waylen (eds) Towards a Gendered Political Economy, Basingstoke: Macmillan — now Palgrave

    Google Scholar 

  • Lopez de Maizier, A. (1997) ‘Honduras: gender aware country strategy report’ in Diane Elson, M. A. Fauné, J. Gideon, M. Gutiérrez, A. Lopez de Maizier and E. Sacayón Crecer con la Mujer: Oportunidades para el Desarrollo Económico Centroamericana, San Jose: Embajada Real de los Paises Bajos

    Google Scholar 

  • Marshall, T. H. (1950) Citizenship and Social Class, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

    Google Scholar 

  • Molyneux, M. (1998) ‘Analysing women’s movements’ Development and Change, 29 (2) 219–45

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Neuhold, B. (1998) ‘Women’s economic rights as part of international declarations and conventions’ Women In Development Europe Bulletin, Feb. 4–11

    Google Scholar 

  • Peterson, V. S. and L. Parisi (1998) ‘Are women human? It’s not an academic question’ in T. Evans (ed.) Human Rights Fifty Years On: A Reappraisal, Manchester: Manchester University Press

    Google Scholar 

  • Renzi, M. R. and S. Agurto (1993) Qué Hace la Mujer Nicaragüense Ante la Crisis Económica? Managua: FIDEG

    Google Scholar 

  • Renzi, M. R. and S. Agurto (1994) Impacto de los Proyectos FISE en las Condiciones de Vida de los Nicaragüenses, Managua: FIDEG

    Google Scholar 

  • Renzi, M. R. and S. Agurto (1997) La Esperanza Tiene Nombre de Mujer. La Economia Nicaraguense Desde una Perspectiva de Género, Managua: FIDEG

    Google Scholar 

  • Rojas, M. and I. Roman (1993) ‘Agricultura de exportacion y pequenos productores en Costa Rica’ Cuaderno No. 61, San José: FLACSO

    Google Scholar 

  • Schuler, M. (1995) From Basic Needs to Basic Rights, Washington DC: Women, Law and Development International

    Google Scholar 

  • Steiner, H. and P. Alston (1996) International Human Rights in Context. Law, Politics, Morals, Oxford: Clarendon Press

    Google Scholar 

  • Tzannatos, Z. (1992) ‘Potential gains from the elimination of gender differentials in the labour market’ in Women’s Employment and Pay in Latin America Part 1: Overview and Methodology, Regional Studies Program, Report No.10, Washington DC: World Bank

    Google Scholar 

  • UNDP (1995) United Nations Human Development Report, Oxford: Oxford University Press

    Google Scholar 

  • UNDP (1998) United Nations Human Development Report, Oxford: Oxford University Press

    Google Scholar 

  • UNICEF/SEGEPLAN (1994) Realidad Socioeconomica de Guatemala, con Enfasis en la Situación del Nino y la Mujer, Guatemala City: Editoria Piedra Santa

    Google Scholar 

  • Varley, A. (1996) ‘Women-headed households: some more equal than others?’ World Development, 24 (3) 505–20

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Whelan, D. (1998) ‘Recasting WID: a human rights approach’ working paper no. 6. Washington DC: International Centre for Research on Women

    Google Scholar 

  • Williams, M. (1998) ‘What are economic and social rights? Women’s economic and social rights’, Women in Development Europe Bulletin, Feb. 12–18

    Google Scholar 

  • World Bank (1993) World Development Report, Oxford: Oxford University Press

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors
  1. Jasmine Gideon
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Liverpool, UK

    Nikki Craske (Director) (Director)

  2. Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London, UK

    Maxine Molyneux (Professor of Sociology) (Professor of Sociology)

Copyright information

© 2002 Jasmine Gideon

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Gideon, J. (2002). Economic and Social Rights: Exploring Gender Differences in a Central American Context. In: Craske, N., Molyneux, M. (eds) Gender and the Politics of Rights and Democracy in Latin America. Women’s Studies at York Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403914118_8

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation