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Discuss the critique of the Women in Development (WID)

17 Jul 2026
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The Women in Development (WID) approach emerged in the 1970s as a response to the neglect of women in mainstream development theories and practices. It argued that women had been excluded from development processes and emphasized the need to integrate women into economic development activities. Although WID brought attention to women’s roles and contributions, it has been widely critiqued for its limited understanding of gender relations, power structures, and social inequalities. One of the major criticisms of WID is that it views women’s exclusion from development mainly as a problem of insufficient participation rather than a result of unequal social, economic, and political structures. WID assumes that women
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