State of the urban poor report 2015: gender and urban poverty

Table of Contents:

List of Tables,Figures, and Boxes

Foreword

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: How Prepared Are We to Bridge the Gender Gap?
Om Prakash Mathur

1. Gender Perspectives in Addressing Urban Poverty: India’s Efforts
Nandita Chatterjee

2. Urban Poverty in the 21st Century: A Gender Perspective
Rachel Masika and Nicola Chanamuto

3. Urban Development and Urban Poverty Reduction Approaches: Gender Implications and Development Outcomes
Rita Afsar

4. Untapped or Unusable Resource: Issues with Female Workforce in Urban India
Mahalaya Chatterjee

5. Women’s Rights to Adequate Housing, Land, and Property in Urban India
Shivani Chaudhry

6. Women’s Entitlement to Housing Security in Urban India
Darshini Mahadevia

7. Embedding Gender Resource Gap Differential in Planning to Address Issues of Access, Ownership, Safety, and Equality for the Urban Poor
Shivani Bhardwaj, Rajashree Ghosh, and Sunita Kotnala

8. Gender and Inclusion: Lessons from the Basic Services for the Urban Poor Sub-Mission of the JNNURM
Diana Mitlin, Gayatri Menon, and Sundar Burra

9. Reaching Basic Services to the Urban Poor with a Gender Lens: Experiences of the Self-Employed Women’s Association
Mirai Chatterjee

10. Malaysian Women in the Workforce and Poverty Eradication: Economic Growth with Equity
Shanthi Thambiah

11. The Feminization of Poverty: Lessons from the American Experience
Diana M. Pearce

12. Gender, Urban Poverty, and Social Protection: Lessons from Latin America
Maxine Molyneux, Nicola Jones, and Maria Stavropoulou

13. Services for Whom? A Gendered Approach to Community Upgrading
Giovana Beltrão

14. The Gendered Dimensions of Urban Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jacinta Muteshi-Strachan and Musabi Muteshi

15. Safety Matters: A Report of Women’s Safety Audits Conducted in Urban Slums in Madhya Pradesh
Asmita Basu

16. Sexual Violence: Interface Between the Public and the Private
Flavia Agnes and Audrey D’Mello

About the Contributors

Economic growth and gender equality are positively correlated. Although gender issues have been widely debated in the context of urbanization and urban poverty alleviation policy framework, it has yet to be addressed perceptibly. Encapsulating insightful policy recommendations exclusively on urban poverty and gender issues is necessary for successful implementation of existing programmes, alongside keeping tabs on emerging issues. This edition of the State of the Urban Poor Report focuses on gender and urban poverty. It has been envisaged keeping in mind the critical need to examine gender issues relevant to urban poverty alleviation practices and mechanisms, as well as to find ways of bringing gender sensitivity into the urban management practices in India. The report presents the key findings of leading international urban poverty and gender policy experts from various countries such as the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, and Kenya. In addition, leading practitioners and policymakers from India have shared their experiences in India and elsewhere. The volume discusses themes such as dimensions of urban poverty; current urban poverty alleviation approaches; gender, shelter, and property rights; urban livelihoods; ensuring urban safety through gender-sensitive approach; and access to basic urban services through gender perspective.


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