Circles in the Sand: Challenge and Reinforcement of Gender Stereotypes in a Literacy Programme in Sudan

Autor/in	Greany, Kate
Titel	Circles in the Sand: Challenge and Reinforcement of Gender Stereotypes in a Literacy Programme in Sudan
Quelle	In: Gender and Education, 20 (2008) 1, S.51-61 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0954-0253
Schlagwörter	Gender Issues; Sex Stereotypes; Females; Foreign Countries; Reinforcement; Social Attitudes; Social Bias; Self Esteem; Adult Education; Adult Literacy; Developing Nations; Empowerment; Feminism; Civil Rights; Power Structure; Sex Role; Family Income; Employed Women; Social Action; Sudan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterfrage; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Positive Verstärkung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Feminismus; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Geschlechterrolle; Familieneinkommen; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Soziales Handeln
Abstract	Participatory literacy programmes in developing countries are often seen as an important tool for women's empowerment and equality. This article problematises the way in which evaluation of progress towards these goals is couched in a linear trajectory, and often fails to uncover the messy reality of women's negotiations to achieve their own aims. Drawing on an example of a literacy programme for internally displaced people in northern Sudan, the article highlights instances of potential challenge or reinforcement of gender stereotypes and how these were perceived by participants and project staff, situating it within the debate on gender, literacy and empowerment. The examples show that a more nuanced approach to evaluation of progress towards gender equality and empowerment is needed if power relations are to be truly understood and challenged. In addition, appropriate safety mechanisms must be built-in to projects, acknowledging that women's "empowerment" may also lead to women in danger. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10