WID ( Women In Development)

• In 1970 Esther Boserup published the analysis of her research “women’s role in economic development”
• Women are the major contributors particularly in agriculture to community productivity but their contribution was not reflected in national statistics
• Feminist revolution, neglect the productive role of women so that it consequently negatives impact on women.
• Economic growth is not concentrated on women role so that access of women on resources become weak.
• Trickle down approach/welfare approach of development could not address the women issues
• Not concentrated on the institutional progress but only concentrated on integration of women
• As a result, international women’s year was in 1975 and the period between 1976-1985 was declared as ‘UN decades for Women