C/S/73. Importance of Social Identity: Womanhood, Gender and Equality

The paper examines the identity of womanhood from the cultural perspective reviewing development theories, and arguing that the gender situation in developing countries illustrates that the social identity of women is based on their ability as a homemaker and wife serving men, i.e. on familial ideology. The study examines how the experiences of the developing countries highlight the reality of the developed world.