Question 1

What has been the impact of feminist theory and gender analytical frameworks in the last decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women's liberation movements worldwide 
B)  The abolition of women's slavery 
C)  The ban of early marriage practices 
D)  A list of critiques from the Global South 
E)  A list of commitments to gender equality 
A)  Women's liberation movements worldwide 
B)  The abolition of women's slavery 
C)  The ban of early marriage practices 
D)  A list of critiques from the Global South 
E)  A list of commitments to gender equality

Question 2

Programs designed to combat violence have not been able to integrate toxic masculinities and patriarchal authority as key issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Why do some post-colonial theorists argue the very concept of "Latin America" is a Western creation?

Accepted Answer

The concept of "Latin America" essential

Question 4

Which of the following was an important contribution of the women in development model?

Accepted Answer

A)  The demand for gender equity in all internationally funded development projects 
B)  The call for quantifiable data on women's access to resources, training, and political influence 
C)  The search for objective and gender neutral policy processes 
D)  The recognition that gender issues concern both men and women in development projects 
E)  The questioning of motivation in global institutions concerning development objectives 
A)  The demand for gender equity in all internationally funded development projects 
B)  The call for quantifiable data on women's access to resources, training, and political influence 
C)  The search for objective and gender neutral policy processes 
D)  The recognition that gender issues concern both men and women in development projects 
E)  The questioning of motivation in global institutions concerning development objectives

Question 5

Ecology of knowledges is aimed to deconstruct hierarchies between different knowledges and forms of knowing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are three goals of the gender mainstreaming theory of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gender awareness, opportunity, and balancing 
B)  Gender neutrality, objectiveness, and knowledge 
C)  Gender privilege, intersectionality, and positionality 
D)  Gender equality, empowerment, and transformation 
E)  Gender subjectivity, modernization, and alignment 
A)  Gender awareness, opportunity, and balancing 
B)  Gender neutrality, objectiveness, and knowledge 
C)  Gender privilege, intersectionality, and positionality 
D)  Gender equality, empowerment, and transformation 
E)  Gender subjectivity, modernization, and alignment

Question 7

Gender issues are not central to development outcomes, plans, or processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why is it difficult to change assumptions about what kinds of men and women should wield power?

Accepted Answer

A)  The positionality of Western policy makers makes it difficult to identify alternatives 
B)  There are strong networks between donors and recipients that resist change 
C)  The problem of cultural relativism undermines efforts to implement meritocracy 
D)  The gender bias in the Global North is replicated in the Global South 
E)  Those who benefit from such systems are rarely willing to step aside for a more equitable system 
A)  The positionality of Western policy makers makes it difficult to identify alternatives 
B)  There are strong networks between donors and recipients that resist change 
C)  The problem of cultural relativism undermines efforts to implement meritocracy 
D)  The gender bias in the Global North is replicated in the Global South 
E)  Those who benefit from such systems are rarely willing to step aside for a more equitable system

Question 9

Gender mainstreaming has become a central pillar of development discourse, policy, and practice, supported by mainstream as well as more alternative development institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What does it mean that women have been treated as "walking wombs?"

Accepted Answer

A)  The importance of the increased ratio of births in developing countries 
B)  Contemporary approaches to development that address women's health see women mainly in relation to their biological reproductive function 
C)  Renewed government policy to prevent ovarian cancer 
D)  Incentives for smaller families to reproduce 
E)  Decreased stigmatization of women due to unwanted pregnancies 
A)  The importance of the increased ratio of births in developing countries 
B)  Contemporary approaches to development that address women's health see women mainly in relation to their biological reproductive function 
C)  Renewed government policy to prevent ovarian cancer 
D)  Incentives for smaller families to reproduce 
E)  Decreased stigmatization of women due to unwanted pregnancies

Question 11

Contemporary feminist theorists challenge the development industry's tendency to assume a heterosexual model which is based on Western practices and assumptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What does the Gender Lens Investing program entail?

Accepted Answer

An example of gender equality and women'

Question 13

We have a complex set of tools to tackle gender issues in development. All we need is the will to implement them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How has the concept of empowerment changed over time in relation to women development approaches and gender equality scholarship?

Accepted Answer

Empowerment was initially regarded as a

Question 15

What have the limitations of both WID and WAD approaches induced?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of the world feminicidio 
B)  Concerns about the lack of support by governments 
C)  Disputes between the Global North and the Global South 
D)  A growing concern with gendered practices, relations, and hierarchies and their impact on gender equality 
E)  Deeper inequalities between men and women 
A)  The use of the world feminicidio 
B)  Concerns about the lack of support by governments 
C)  Disputes between the Global North and the Global South 
D)  A growing concern with gendered practices, relations, and hierarchies and their impact on gender equality 
E)  Deeper inequalities between men and women

Question 16

What have been key concepts to understanding gender inequality and development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implementing targeted policies to empower gender equality 
B)  Supporting female education 
C)  Reflecting critically on the systemic inequalities that disproportionately affect women and girls 
D)  Analyzing institutions, norms, and processes 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Implementing targeted policies to empower gender equality 
B)  Supporting female education 
C)  Reflecting critically on the systemic inequalities that disproportionately affect women and girls 
D)  Analyzing institutions, norms, and processes 
E)  All of the above

Question 17

What did the women in development model question?

Accepted Answer

A)  That gender inequality in political office leads to lower GDP 
B)  That female education would create pushback from traditional sources of authority 
C)  That women would automatically benefit from modernization policies 
D)  That gender equality should be a mandatory evaluation for development projects 
E)  That women could utilize foreign interest to overcome patriarchy 
A)  That gender inequality in political office leads to lower GDP 
B)  That female education would create pushback from traditional sources of authority 
C)  That women would automatically benefit from modernization policies 
D)  That gender equality should be a mandatory evaluation for development projects 
E)  That women could utilize foreign interest to overcome patriarchy

Question 18

Mainstream development agencies began to adopt the term "patriarchy" to illustrate the language of participation, partnership, and empowerment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Institutional agreements, at the UN for example, provide a powerful vehicle for later development initiatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The women and development (WAD) approach is concerned with variance in women's culture between the Global North and Global South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Gender and Development: Theoretical Insights and International Commitments

What has been the impact of feminist theory and gender analytical frameworks in the last decades?

Programs designed to combat violence have not been able to integrate toxic masculinities and patriarchal authority as key issues.

Why do some post-colonial theorists argue the very concept of "Latin America" is a Western creation?

Which of the following was an important contribution of the women in development model?

Ecology of knowledges is aimed to deconstruct hierarchies between different knowledges and forms of knowing.

What are three goals of the gender mainstreaming theory of development?

Gender issues are not central to development outcomes, plans, or processes.

Why is it difficult to change assumptions about what kinds of men and women should wield power?

Gender mainstreaming has become a central pillar of development discourse, policy, and practice, supported by mainstream as well as more alternative development institutions.

What does it mean that women have been treated as "walking wombs?"

Contemporary feminist theorists challenge the development industry's tendency to assume a heterosexual model which is based on Western practices and assumptions.

What does the Gender Lens Investing program entail?

We have a complex set of tools to tackle gender issues in development. All we need is the will to implement them.

How has the concept of empowerment changed over time in relation to women development approaches and gender equality scholarship?

What have the limitations of both WID and WAD approaches induced?

What have been key concepts to understanding gender inequality and development?

What did the women in development model question?

Mainstream development agencies began to adopt the term "patriarchy" to illustrate the language of participation, partnership, and empowerment.

Institutional agreements, at the UN for example, provide a powerful vehicle for later development initiatives.

The women and development (WAD) approach is concerned with variance in women's culture between the Global North and Global South.

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Theories of Development Economics

The Critical Political Economy of Development

Post-development and Alternatives to Development

Globalization and Development

State of the State: Does the State Have a Role in Development?

National Development Agencies and Bilateral Aid

The International Financial Institutions

The United Nations and Multilateral Actors in Development

Private Enterprise and Development

Civil Society and Development

China and the Emerging Economies

Debt and Development

Free Trade, Fair Trade, and South-South Trade

Democracy

Climate Change, Environment, and Development

Rural Development

Urban Development: Cities in the Global South

Development and Health

Conflict and Development

Refugees and International Development Policy and Practice

Indigenous Community Economic Resilience

Culture and Development

Measuring and Evaluating Poverty

Inequality and Social Policy

Planning and Appraising Development Projects

Humanitarian Assistance and Intervention

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