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| Abstract title: | Some thoughts on gender and culture |
| Author: | Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay |
| Issue: | Volume 5, Number 4 1995 |
The author responds to Mike Powells article (Development in Practice 5(3)) and argues that it is not only those interfering in cultures as outsiders who face difficulties and accusations of cultural subjectivity, but also those challenging norms as a member of that culture. Those presenting views which go against traditional social structures, such as the authors views about the treatment of women in South Asia, should not allow accusations of cultural relativism to dissuade them rather, development practitioners should use culture to open up intractable areas of gender relations.
This article also appears in the Development in Practice Reader Development and Social Diversity and Development and Culture.
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