The challenges of incorporating Muslim women's views into development policy: analysis of a Dutch action research project in Yemen

This article discusses the Muslim Women and Development Action Research Project (MWDAR), an attempt by the Dutch government to introduce new discourses on Islam and the empowerment of women into their development policy. Based on a discussion of the project in Yemen, an analysis of its evaluation re...

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Published inGender and development Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 351 - 362
Main Authors Bartelink, Brenda, Buitelaar, Marjo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2006
Routledge Publishing
Subjects
Attitudes
Development Policy
Discourse
Empowerment
Equal rights
Females
Gender identity
Gender roles
Government Policy
Government programmes
International development
Islam
Koran
Muslims
Netherlands
Project evaluation
Women
Womens empowerment
Womens rights
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Summary:This article discusses the Muslim Women and Development Action Research Project (MWDAR), an attempt by the Dutch government to introduce new discourses on Islam and the empowerment of women into their development policy. Based on a discussion of the project in Yemen, an analysis of its evaluation reports, and follow-up research with project participants, we argue that the project did not meet expectations or project goals because it failed to go beyond an essentialist view of Muslim women. The article begins with a discussion of Dutch and Yemeni discourses on gender, Islam and development, and goes on to explore how these discourses ultimately influenced the project outcomes.
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ISSN:1355-2074
1364-9221
DOI:10.1080/13552070600980286