‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid's experience of working with single and Dalit women in India
Editor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2015-07-31Keywords
AgroforestryInequality
Gender
Inequality
Caste
Empowerment
Intersectionality
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
India
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
The principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ is strongly emerging as a defining aspect of the new development framework under negotiation in 2015. This stems from an acknowledgement of the failure of the Millennium Development Goals in securing benefits for the most marginalised groups, those suffering from economic deprivation and discrimination as a result of intersecting inequalities. As the new development framework takes shape, national-level experiences of tackling intersecting inequalities can provide lessons on the shifts required in policy and practice to address the specific needs of women experiencing deprivation, violence, and discrimination because of their gender and other identities. This case study illustrates lessons learnt from Christian Aid’s programmatic experience in several states of India in support of Dalit women and single women as they individually and collectively struggle to gain dignity and realise their rights. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.Pages
16ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552074.2015.1054206