Summary
This is
a 9-page term paper on the topic of gender equality. The purpose of this paper is to state the
researcher’s opinion regarding whether or not the implementation of structural
adjustment policies has had a negative impact on women’s status in the less
developing countries. It is presented in
MLA format and relies on 3 sources.
Introduction
The most influential impact that has been affecting women’s
employment issues since the 1980s has been structural adjustment, along with
recession. Regardless of any long-term
benefits that can be realized through structural adjustment, the short-term
effect has been nothing but social distress.
The purpose of this paper is to explain how the implementation of structural
adjustment policies has had a negative impact on women’s status in the less
developing countries (International Labour Organization 2007).