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Deconstructing Cedaw’S Article 14: Naming And Explaining Rural Difference, Lisa Pruitt
Deconstructing Cedaw’S Article 14: Naming And Explaining Rural Difference, Lisa Pruitt
Lisa R Pruitt
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the first human rights instrument to recognize explicitly rural-urban difference. It does so by enumerating specific rights for rural women in Article 14 and also by mentioning their needs in relation to Article 10 on education. In this Essay, I examine the Convention’s Travaux Préparatoires to better understand the forces and considerations that led to the inclusion of Article 14 and its recognition of rural people and places. I also assess Article 14’s particular mandates in light of both that drafting history and CEDAW’s other provisions, …
Human Rights And Development For India's Rural Remnant: A Capabilities-Based Assessment, Lisa Pruitt
Human Rights And Development For India's Rural Remnant: A Capabilities-Based Assessment, Lisa Pruitt
Lisa R Pruitt
The cachet that India currently enjoys on the world stage is linked largely to the booming high-tech and service economies associated with its megacities. Yet in terms of sheer numbers, India is not an urban nation. About a third of India’s population lives in urban areas, though that figure is rising quickly. One projection indicates that thirty-one villagers will continue to show up in an Indian city every minute over the next forty-three years — 700 million people in all.
Lack of sustainable development in rural areas is a major force behind the massive rural-to-urban migration across Asia. An enormous …