Women and Human Development
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Women and Human Development is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that develops and applies the capabilities approach to issues of gender justice and global development.
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| Women and Human Development canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Women and Human Development Context triple: [Martha Nussbaum, notableWork, Women and Human Development]
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Human Development Report
The Human Development Report is an annual United Nations publication that analyzes global development using measures beyond income, most notably the Human Development Index, to assess and compare countries’ well-being.
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Gender Development Index
The Gender Development Index is a United Nations metric that compares female and male achievements in key dimensions of human development—such as health, education, and income—to highlight gender inequalities across countries.
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United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is a UN organization dedicated to promoting gender equality and empowering women worldwide through advocacy, policy support, and programmatic initiatives.
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D.
United Nations development system
The United Nations development system is the network of UN funds, programs, specialized agencies, and regional commissions that work together to support sustainable development and poverty reduction worldwide.
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E.
Sustainable Development Goal 5
Sustainable Development Goal 5 is the global UN objective focused on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Women and Human Development Target entity description: Women and Human Development is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that develops and applies the capabilities approach to issues of gender justice and global development.
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A.
Human Development Report
The Human Development Report is an annual United Nations publication that analyzes global development using measures beyond income, most notably the Human Development Index, to assess and compare countries’ well-being.
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B.
Gender Development Index
The Gender Development Index is a United Nations metric that compares female and male achievements in key dimensions of human development—such as health, education, and income—to highlight gender inequalities across countries.
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C.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is a UN organization dedicated to promoting gender equality and empowering women worldwide through advocacy, policy support, and programmatic initiatives.
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United Nations development system
The United Nations development system is the network of UN funds, programs, specialized agencies, and regional commissions that work together to support sustainable development and poverty reduction worldwide.
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E.
Sustainable Development Goal 5
Sustainable Development Goal 5 is the global UN objective focused on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide philosophical foundation for gender-sensitive development policy
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rethink development in terms of what people are able to do and be ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
cultural relativism that justifies gender inequality
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purely income-based measures of development ⓘ utilitarian approaches to development ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
capabilities as metric of justice
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universal minimum threshold of capabilities ⓘ |
| author |
Martha C. Nussbaum
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linked to:
Martha Nussbaum
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| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
bodily integrity
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economic independence for women ⓘ education for women and girls ⓘ freedom from violence ⓘ political participation ⓘ |
| field |
feminist ethics
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human development theory ⓘ philosophy of development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
human flourishing
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inequalities affecting women ⓘ quality of life ⓘ women in developing countries ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist theory
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
case studies of women's lives
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discussion of constitutional guarantees of capabilities ⓘ theoretical chapters on capabilities ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Amartya Sen's capabilities approach ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capabilities approach
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development ethics ⓘ feminist philosophy ⓘ gender justice ⓘ global development ⓘ human rights ⓘ international development ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social justice ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on human development and capability studies
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systematic application of capabilities approach to gender ⓘ |
| proposes | list of central human capabilities ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | capabilities approach ⓘ |
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