How gender can transform the social sciences: innovation and impact

This collection turns a spotlight on gender innovation in the social sciences. Eighteen short and accessibly written case studies show how feminist and gender perspectives bring new concepts, theories and policy solutions. Scholars across five disciplines- economics, history, philosophy, political science and sociology - demonstrate how paying attention to gender can sharpen the focus of the social sciences, improve the public policy they inform, and change the way we measure things. Gender innovation provokes rethinking at both the core and the margins of established disciplines, sometimes developing alternative fields of research that chart new territory. These case studies celebrate the contribution of feminist and gender scholars and span topics ranging from budgeting, electoral systems and security studies to the ethics of care, emotional labor and climate change.

14 The Individual Deprivation Measure: A Gender-Sensitive Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Introduction: The Gender Lens and Innovation in the Social Sciences -- Feminist Research Practice -- The Gender Innovation Case Studies -- Philosophy -- Political Science and International Relations -- History -- Economics -- Sociology -- Extending the Scope of the Gender Lens -- Key Readings -- Part II Philosophy -- 2 The Ethics of Care: Valuing or Essentialising Women's Work? -- The Issue: Care as a Feminist Concern -- Feminist Interventions -- Impact -- Key Readings

3 Epistemic Injustice and Questions of Credibility -- The Issue: Knowledge Is a Matter of Justice, Not Just Truth -- Feminist Interventions -- Impact -- Key Readings -- Part III Political Science -- 4 Political Representation: The Gendered Effects of Voting Systems -- The Issue: The Effects of Voting Systems on Descriptive Representation -- Feminist Interventions -- Impact -- Key Readings -- 5 Parliaments as Gendered Workplaces -- The Issue: The Discriminatory Nature of Parliamentary Practices -- Feminist Interventions -- Initial Explorations of Women's Contribution to Politics

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