Measures of development: How does gender & gender roles affect development?

Development models & theories and HDI: This is the topic of today's conversation.

We are going focus on the role of women in the challenge to address development. We are going to look at how women and girls play a critical role in determining the rate at which a nation develops. We will also examine how microcredit loans (micro-financing) has played a critical role in many communities in providing women an opportunity to enter the formal economy and lift their family and communities out poverty and raise the standard of living.

​We will also have some students presenting their Interim Summative Presentations today.
Links to slides or video should be submitted to Mrs. Stewart. Submit via Google Form
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​Helpful Resources for Today's Class:

• Unit 6 Part 1: Development - Lecture Slides​
• Microcredit & Female Entrepreneurs
• UNDP Human Development Annual Reports: Gender Inequality Index Note: the lower the score, the less inequality/gap between men/women
• The World's Women 2015
• Gender Analysis Activity
• Global Wellbeing Booklet (PDF)​

Pick one of these articles to read within your group:

• Closing the Global Economy's New Digital Divide (Project Syndicate)
• Over 450 business leaders and government delegates commit to boost women’s roles in companies (UNDP)
• Gates Notes: The 5 Toughest Questions We Get (Gates Foundation)
• Globalization, Technology and Inequality: Its the Policies, Stupid (Brookings Institute)
• Oxfam scandal: development work is built on inequality but that’s no reason to cut foreign aid (The Conversation.com)

HW: Watch 'Girl Rising' video segments & take notes

After today's class focus on Gender Inequality and the role of women and girls in addressing development challenges (and human rights challenges), you are asked to watch one of the featured chapters of the Sundance Film Festival documentary "Girl Rising". Please watch the videos of Suma's Story (Nepal), Senna's Story (Peru) and Melka's Story (Ethiopia). There are additional videos you can watch that are included. 

Watch 3 segments of the documentary Girl Rising. Take notes on the notes document provided to you. 

• Link to Video Segments
• Link to Notes Document

Note: If you are interested and would rather watch the entire film, it is approx. 1 hour 40 min. long. It is heart-breaking, beautifully told stories of 9 girls, and stunning cinematography--this story is truly inspiring with a fantastic sountrack!
You can find the full-length film available for rent on Amazon. It is worth watching the entire film!