Yesterday was International Women’s Day and there were many articles and blog posts championing the idea that anti-poverty philanthropy should focus on women and girls (see, for instance, Mary Ellen Iskendarian’s post for The Conversation). Like many ideas in poverty alleviation before it, the “women first” approach has been increasingly captured by overly simplistic thinking about the poor and anti-poverty programs — with easily foreseeable, and already evident, negative consequences.
The Downside of Focusing on Women and Girls
Yesterday was International Women’s Day and there were many articles and blog posts championing the idea that anti-poverty philanthropy should focus on women and girls (see, for instance, Mary Ellen Iskendarian’s post for The Conversation). Like many ideas in poverty alleviation before it, the “women first” approach has been increasingly captured by overly simplistic thinking […]
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