Negotiating Gender Expertise in Environment and Development: Voices from Feminist Political Ecology

This book explores the daily struggles and achievements of 'gender experts' in environment and development organizations, focusing on advancing gender equality and social equity. It examines the personal and power-laden realities of navigating gender in everyday practice and discusses strategies to mute epistemological boundaries and enable small changes for an equitable future.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 242 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into the intricate daily challenges and remarkable achievements of gender experts who work tirelessly in environment and development organizations, driven by the noble mission of advancing gender equality and social equity while seamlessly aligning these goals with visions of sustainable development. Through a series of insightful conversations facilitated by the book's editors, leading practitioners from research, advocacy, and donor organizations have shared their experiences and insights. This text explores the complex realities faced by gender professionals, ranging from specialists and experts to researchers and organizational focal points, as they navigate the intricate terrain of gender in their everyday practices.

In addition to examining the personal and power-laden aspects of navigating gender, the book also delves into broader questions of epistemology and the hierarchies of situated knowledge. It challenges the dominant techno-scientific, positivist, and managerialist paradigms that often dominate these fields and introduces the transformative power of gender analysis. By drawing upon insights from feminist political ecology and feminist science, technology, and society studies, the authors and their collaborators unveil and reflect upon strategies that serve to break down epistemological boundaries and enable small but significant changes that can pave the way for an equitable future.

This book holds immense relevance for scholars and practitioners alike who are passionate about environment and development, science and technology, and gender and women's studies. Its open access version, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351175180, is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license, ensuring that its valuable insights can be accessed and shared by a wide audience.

Weight: 500g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367640194