A Gendered Analysis of the Economic Determinants of Democracy.

This paper argues that the gendered nature of economic development means the status of women must be included in an analysis of the link between economic development and democracy. Women do not participate in the process of economic development or benefit from its results in the same way men do. These differences impact structural and cultural changes that link economic development to democracy. Therefore, the status of women should be included in models linking economic development to democracy. In this paper, I discuss the literature linking development to democracy. Then, I demonstrate how economic development is gendered and theorize about the impact these differences will have on democracy. I conclude with some preliminary statistical support for my assertions and some thoughts on why gender matters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]