{"product_id":"girl-power-sarah-bellows-blakely-9780226839721","title":"Girl Power?: A History of Girl-Focused Development from Nairobi","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn examination of how, when, and why austerity capitalism and strands of feminism became intertwined, and why girl-focused programs have been at the heart of international policymaking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Girl-focused education programs have long been at the heart of international policymaking--when girls' access to education is ensured, the thought is, that they are more likely to turn into productive adults who can drive economic growth from below. These ideas combine strands of feminism and austerity capitalism, which, historian Sarah Bellows-Blakely argues, have a specific and understudied origin. In this book, she examines how a doctored study of girls' education in East and Southern Africa led to the creation of international norms in the UN that would guide policymaking on women's rights and economic growth, promoting neoliberal feminist policy at the expense of other forms of gender-based justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Focusing on the growth of free-market feminism and girl-focused economic development planning through the relationship between UNICEF and the Nairobi-based NGO FEMNET, Bellows-Blakely reveals how their joint efforts set the blueprints for linked movements of economic development and women's rights that are still ongoing. Through a narrative of the UNICEF-FEMNET lobbying campaign, Bellows-Blakely shows how multiple, contested girl-focused visions of economic programming and gender justice became selectively erased and coalesced into an approach to global policy centered on the free-market construction and strategic deployment of the African \"girl child.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Bellows-Blakely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226839729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226839721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Sarah Bellows-Blakely","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526434705663,"sku":"9780226839721","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af3252ef-0372-489b-937b-b9597900387a.jpg?v=1737556174","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/girl-power-sarah-bellows-blakely-9780226839721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}