How gendered is Gender and Development? Culture, masculinity, and gender difference

Abstract

Gender studies in general, and Gender and Development (GAD) in particular, through their belief in a cultural conditioning of gender behaviour, use the idea of 'culture' in a restrictive sense which perpetuates a conceptual difference between men and women, and also between First World and Third World women. There is a tendency among gender experts to magnify the difference between men and women, and categorise them into two radically different realms. This article argues for a gender project based on the idea of culture as lived experience. It approaches gender not as a category of exclusion but as a problematic construct that is constantly restructuring itself.Quelle est la dimension 'genre' du genre et du développement ? Culture, masculinité, et différence entre les hommes et les femmes Les études de genre en général, et de genre et développement (GED) en particulier, de par leur croyance dans le conditionnement culturel des comportements sexospécifiques, utilisent la culture dans un sens restrictif, ce qui perpétue une différence conceptuelle entre les hommes et les femmes, et également entre les femmes des pays industrialisés et celles du Tiers Monde. Il existe une tendance parmi les experts du genre à amplifier la différence entre les hommes et les femmes et à les catégoriser dans deux domaines radicalement différents. Cet article soutient un projet de genre fondé sur l'idée de la culture comme une expérience vécue et aborde le genre non pas comme une catégorie d'exclusion mais comme une construction problématique qui ne cesse de se restructurer.Até que ponto Gênero e Desenvolvimento são influenciados pela questão de gênero? Cultura, masculinidade e diferença de gênero Os estudos de gênero em geral, e Gênero e Desenvolvimento (GAD) em particular, apesar de sua crença em um condicionamento cultural do comportamento de gênero, utilizam a cultura em um sentido restritivo que perpetua uma diferença conceitual entre homens e mulheres, e também entre mulheres do Primeiro Mundo e do Terceiro Mundo. Existe uma tendência entre os especialistas de gênero de exagerar a diferença entre homens e mulheres, e classificá-los em dois domínios radicalmente diferentes. Este artigo defende um projeto de gênero com base na ideia de cultura como experiência viva, e aborda a questão de gênero não como uma categoria de exclusão, mas sim uma construção problemática que está constantemente se reestruturando. VIEWPOINT Downloaded by [The UC Irvine Libraries] at 00:25 03 November 2014¿En qué medida los estudios sobre Género y Desarrollo están condicionados por el género? Cultura, masculinidad y diferencias de género En general los estudios sobre género, y sobre Género y Desarrollo en particular, utilizan la cultura en un sentido limitado debido a su convicción de que existe un condicionamiento cultural en el comportamiento de género. Este hecho perpetúa una diferencia conceptual entre hombres y mujeres, y entre mujeres del Primer Mundo y mujeres del Tercer Mundo. Las expertas en género tienen a incrementar la diferencia entre hombres ...

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