posted on 2024-09-05, 21:55authored byJerker Edström, Ramy Aly, Alan Greig, Charlie Walker, Svitlana Babenko, Meriç Çağlar, Diana T Kudaibergenova, Catherine Müller
There has been significant progress in gender equality globally over recent decades, such as in school enrolment or in labour force participation rates, and in certain groups of men’s and boys’ attitudes to gender equality; particularly among younger, educated males in urban areas. Yet, historically embedded structural barriers and patriarchal relations seem to counter progress in other areas – such as unpaid care work, or women’s access to property and productive resources. In the context of rising global and local economic inequalities, we have also seen the emergence of ‘backlash’ against women’s empowerment in many settings. This is relevant in many countries undergoing transitions where the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development operates. This report aims to explore experiences of men and constructions of masculinity in four significant transition
countries – Egypt, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Ukraine – to consider how best to complement the Bank’s women-focused
interventions in its projects and investments, within its mandate to enhance both the resilience of transitions and equality of opportunity.
Funding
TaiwanBusiness EBRD TC Fund
History
Publisher
IDS
Citation
Edström, J.; Aly, R.; Greig, A. and Walker, C. with Babenko, S.; Çağlar, M.; Kudaibergenova, D. and Müller, C. (2019) Masculinities and Transition: Enduring Privilege?, Brighton: IDS
Version
VoR (Version of Record)
IDS Item Types
Other
Copyright holder
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Institute of Development Studies