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Article title: Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for gender and development
Author: Keith Bosak and Kathleen Schroeder
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Volume 15, Number 2 - April 2005


This article discusses the burgeoning field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with a particular focus on the opportunities for its application as part of the international women and development agenda. We discuss recent theoretical developments in critical GIS and feminist theory which have created this opportunity, as well as the problems inherent in using GIS for gendered research. We focus on the obstacles created by inadequate gendered data sources and the ability of GIS to represent women’s issues.


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