If you're looking for philosophy papers, Christine Koggel has written about this topic -- e.g., in Embodiment and Agency (Penn State Press). Diana ****************************************************************** Diana Tietjens Meyers Ignacio Ellacurķa SJ Chair of Social Ethics and Professor of Philosophy Loyola University, Chicago 1032 W. Sheridan Road Chicago IL 60660 Phone: 773-508-2295 -----Original Message----- From: Feminist ethics and social theory [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 3:21 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Seeking resources for student writing a thesis on women's empowerment H Devonya, Here are three sources that address your student's topic, two perhaps unexpected, the third not. 1. "Women as Agents of Geopolitical Change" (From pp. 16-17 of Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World, released in November 2008 by the National Intelligence Council, and available at http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html) 2. There is a section on your student's topic in The Pentagon's New Map by Thomas P.M. Barnett (an "American military geostrategist" -- i think he is a neocon, but i'm not sure). 3. Nicholas Kristof address this topic in a March 4, 2010 column in The New York Times, titled "Divorced Before Puberty." I hope these resources are helpful for your student. Tom Tom Digby Professor of Philosophy Springfield College 263 Alden Street Springfield, MA 01109 Email: [log in to unmask] "Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." --William Butler Yeats From: Havis <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Date: 09/21/2010 12:20 AM Subject: Seeking resources for student writing a thesis on women's empowerment Sent by: Feminist ethics and social theory <[log in to unmask]> Hello everyone, I am advising a thesis in which the student is looking to make an argument that empowering women and girls, particularly in developing nations, ultimately leads to an overall improvement in the conditions for everyone. The topic is rather broad but i was wondering if anyone on the list has done work in this area. Any suggestions would be welcome. Please feel free to contact me off list at [log in to unmask] Thanks in advance for your assistance, Devonya -- Devonya N. Havis, Ph.D. [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] 716.888.2605 716.888.2386 fax Philosophy Department Canisius College Churchill Tower 707 2001 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14208