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5040227The Twelfth of Februaryhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-twelfth-of-february-9780228022541/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4582593/image.jpg?v=638850056453100000645717MXNMcGill-Queens University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Pakistan has been a priority country for international development assistance since the early years of its creation. Though Pakistan celebrates National Womens Day on 12 February each year to commemorate the 1983 womens march, three decades of war in neighbouring Afghanistan have stoked violent extremism and constrained development gains and gender equality. Canada led the first global efforts to support womens rights and gender equality in the region.</p><p><em>The Twelfth of February</em> tells the story of the Canadian International Development Agencys support for womens organizations and civil society in Pakistan. Rhonda Gossen traces the ebbs and flows of financial aid, drawing on her own unique experience as a development worker as well as compelling interviews with activists, non-governmental organizations, officials, and diplomats. She assesses how womens organizations work to resist violent extremism and makes the connection between gender inequality and security threats in a volatile region. Despite the influence of Islamic extremism, the gender equality movement in collaboration with civil society in Pakistan did make tangible headway.</p><p><em>The Twelfth of February</em> addresses a problem that is all too timely: given violent extremisms devastating impact on development gains including womens rights, security , and the elimination of gender-based violence, what is the future role for international development?</p>...4767444The Twelfth of February645717https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-twelfth-of-february-9780228022541/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4582593/image.jpg?v=638850056453100000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249780228022541_W3siaWQiOiJjYzI0NGFiYy0wMDE3LTRiOWMtODE0NC0wNzE1MmI4M2M1MjMiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjY5OSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjcwLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjYyOSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780228022541_<p>Pakistan has been a priority country for international development assistance since the early years of its creation. Though Pakistan celebrates National Womens Day on 12 February each year to commemorate the 1983 womens march, three decades of war in neighbouring Afghanistan have stoked violent extremism and constrained development gains and gender equality. Canada led the first global efforts to support womens rights and gender equality in the region.</p><p><em>The Twelfth of February</em> tells the story of the Canadian International Development Agencys support for womens organizations and civil society in Pakistan. Rhonda Gossen traces the ebbs and flows of financial aid, drawing on her own unique experience as a development worker as well as compelling interviews with activists, non-governmental organizations, officials, and diplomats. She assesses how womens organizations work to resist violent extremism and makes the connection between gender inequality and security threats in a volatile region. Despite the influence of Islamic extremism, the gender equality movement in collaboration with civil society in Pakistan did make tangible headway.</p><p><em>The Twelfth of February</em> addresses a problem that is all too timely: given violent extremisms devastating impact on development gains including womens rights, security , and the elimination of gender-based violence, what is the future role for international development?</p>...9780228022541_McGill-Queens University Presslibro_electonico_9780228022541_9780228022541Rhonda GossenInglésMéxico2024-09-15T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/mcgillqueenspress_scholarly-epub-765a6fd5-3e01-4bc1-b634-07d906e8b0a1.epub2024-09-15T00:00:00+00:00McGill-Queens University Press