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Womens role in development Plan : 1- Introduction2- The evolution of women s role in development through history3- Womens role in development: *Economic development. *Political development. *Social and cultural development.4- Womens Roles in Agriculture and Rural Labor Markets.5- The world s most powerful women.6- Women who made Morocco proud (video).7-Coclusion.

Introduction:This topic aims to highlight the women role in the development in the societies so Women should be considered as key for economic growth by the promotion of womens economic rights which entails promoting a range of womens rights: their sexual and reproductive rights and rights to education, to mobility, to voice, to ownership, and to live free from violence. Thus its needed to increase women's participation in power and decision making.

The evolution of womens role trough history :

Women's history is the study of the role that women have played in history and the methods required to do so. It includes the study of the history of the growth of womans rights throughout recorded history, the examination of individual and groups of women of historical significance, and the effect that historical events have had on women.History was written mainly by men and about men's activities in the public spherewar, politics, diplomacy and administration. Women are usually excluded and, when mentioned, are usually portrayed in sex-stereotypical roles such as wives, mothers, daughters and mistresses.

The passage from the the Women in Development (WID) approach,to the the Gender and Development (GAD) approach:

Women in development (WID)

The term women and development was originally coined by a Washington-based network of female development professionals in the early 1970 who sought to put in question the trickle down theories of development by contesting that modernization had identical impact on men and women The Women in Development movement (WID) gained momentum in the 1970s, driven by the resurgence of women's movement in northern countries, whereby liberal feminists were striving for equal rights and labour opportunities in the United States.

Gender and development (GAD)

The GAD approach encourages planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to be undertaken according to the following principles:Work on more than one level (practical and strategy needs) to bring about change in gender relations;Work in a participatory way with men and women make sure you involve men because it takes men as well as women to change gender relations;Take a broader, historically-informed view of gender relations and its social contextit hasnt grown up yesterday, nor will it be changed overnight.

Are women the Key to economic development ?The Management Development Program for Women was designed for working women who would benefit from formal management training. Courses included Business Strategy, Marketing, Management & Organizational Behavior, Communications, Accounting, Human Resources Management, Business Writing, and more.The programs integrated courses concentrated on:**the development of a broad understanding of the principles and functions of management**the improvement of management skills through self-assessment, practice and feedbackObjectivesThe objective of the Management Development Program for Women was to provide management education, which combined theory with practice and reflected the actual world of management. The target audience was working women who were managers or were about to become managers.The program was designed to facilitate the transfer of learning from the classroom to the workplace. Workplace based assignments required participants to integrate new theories and skills with data and experience drawn from the participants own work setting.Participants must have been sponsored for admission to the program. Sponsors were encouraged to become partners in the learning process.

The strategy for economic empowerment, according to the World Bank is twofold: **Making the market work for women.**Empowering women in the market. Supporting the economic empowerment of women is not just good company policy; it actually benefits the corporate world. Firms that employ women in leadership positions have better performance and higher profits. And, contrary to what might be believed, supporting female employment actually has a positive impact on family life and encourages women to have more children.For professional women with families, the benefits of workplace achievement and advancement must be weighed continuously against their perceived costsboth real and imagined. Womens civil and political participation:

UN Womens programs on leadership and participation are guided by a history of international commitments to womens representation. The Convention of Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women upholds womens right to participate in public life, while the Beijing Platform for Action calls for removing barriers to equal participation. The Millennium Development Goals measure progress towards gender equality in part by the proportion of women in parliamentary seats. The affirmation of the role of women and the defending of their rights constitute a dimension crucial to the strategy of the realization of the Millennium Development objectives.

The three major findings of this study were that women public officials:

1*have different policy priorities. They are more likely to give priorities to womens rights policies; they are also more likely to give priority to public policies related to womens traditional roles as caregivers in the family and society. 2* that they are more active on womens legislation, whether or not it is their top priority.3* that they are more feminist and more liberal in their attitudes on major public policy issues.Social and cultural Development:

-By having a role in economic and political development, a woman is already contributing to social development.-The reproductive role.-The role of preservative African woman transmissive of life and culture in Africa. -The contribution of women in the development of art. (Chaabya Tallal, Frida Kahlo)-Women are taking in hand the purpose of protecting and promoting womens rights in the legislative field. (Feminism)-They can also struggle and defend their values and ideas (Simone de beauvoir, Rosa Parks, Nawal Saadaoui)

Agricultureand rural labor markets:

-Women make important contributions to the agricultural and rural economies of all regions of the world. -They play a significant role in the agricultural labor force and in agricultural activities, although to a varying degree. -Women comprise about 43 percent of the global agricultural labor force in developing countries.-Example: Asia (50%) and Africa (80%) of agriculture output.

The worlds most powerful women:

ANGELA MERKEL:Born in 17 July 1954*In 1990: joined the CDU*In 1998: Secretary General of the CDU*2000: a party leader *2005: Germanys chancellor

OPRAH WINEFRY Born January 29, 1954*Former host of the Oprah show*CEO of Harpo Production*CEO of the Oprah network*Author

QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN Born 31 August 1970*Advocacy work *Education *Health community empowerment *Youth*Micro-finance.

Women who made Morocco proud :

SALWA IDRISSI AKHNNOUCH

*Queen of Morocco franchise*Founder and CEO of AKSAL Group*Leader of Retail Business MERIEM BENSALEH BENCHAQROUN

*CEO of Eaux minrales dOulmes*CEO of Holmarcom Group*Member of BAM*President of GCMC *Airplane pilot.Conclusion:A girl should be two things: who and what she wants. Coco Chanel I do not wish them (women) to have power over men, but over themselves. Mary Wollstonecraft Strong women don't play victim, don't make themselves look pitiful and don't point fingers, they stand and they deal. Mandy Hale A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her. David Brinkley

By :ED-DAMI HanaeELGUERCH SalimaZEGGANI HoudaELHANKARI Chaimae