Ruth Pearson – författare

In the wake of the 4th World Conference on Women this volume brings together leading gender and development scholars who interrogate the last twenty years of work in this area.Feminist Visions of Development throws fresh light on key issues including:* gender and the environment* education * population * reproductive rights* industrialisation * macroeconomic policy* poverty.Inspired by recent feminist theoretical work, it re-examines previous structural analysis and opens the way for further research in the field.

In the wake of the 4th World Conference on Women this volume brings together leading gender and development scholars who interrogate the last twenty years of work in this area.Feminist Visions of Development throws fresh light on key issues including:* gender and the environment* education * population * reproductive rights* industrialisation * macroeconomic policy* poverty.Inspired by recent feminist theoretical work, it re-examines previous structural analysis and opens the way for further research in the field.

For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen.

Jeremiah 29: 1112 NLT

In a world of constant noise, it is no surprise that many of us struggle to tune in to hear what God has to say to us. Yet, God is very interested in every detail of our lives. He still speaks.

Do you believe that God can communicate with you today as He did with Eve, Abraham, Samuel, and Moses?

Do you believe that He wants to have intimate conversations with you like He had with Mary, Zacchaeus, the Samaritan woman at the well, and Peter?

Do you believe that He still performs miracles to make lame individuals walk again, as He did in the past?

In this devotional that shares personal experiences and life lessons learnt from biblical characters and nature, Ruth Pearson encourages the reader to have a more intimate relationship with Father God. Her prayer is that you will be renewed and transformed by developing your own personal relationship with Father as you listen for His voice.

Business and enterprise should support gender justice and women's rights, but the reality is most women worldwide barely earn enough for survival. Why are women producers more likely than men to live hand-to-mouth, trapped in the least profitable and powerful parts of the economy? And what strategies – by development organisations, the business sector, governments and women's movements – can help change this? Contributions from feminist activists, development researchers and workers here focus on collective forms of enterprise to maximise co-operation between poor women entrepreneurs, women workers' rights and corporate accountability, gender and Fair Trade, and women's economic empowerment.