By Zubeida Mustafa
One positive result of the growth of consciousness of the women’s role in society has been that some rethinking is now taking place in the social sciences.
Economics, the most male-oriented of disciplines, specially finds itself outpaced by the changes in the status of women. While previously economists never took gender into account in formulating yardsticks and definitions to measure and explain various concepts and computing statistics, they are now being forced to take note of women’s contribution to economic and social activity. Continue reading Rethinking in the social sciences