A gender analysis of national poverty reduction strategies

This Review offers a broad gender analysis of South African national poverty reduction strategies. with an emphasis on the years 2000-2008 It is suggested that while the economic plight of poor black women has been an integral part of both government rhetoric and government programming, through various departments, a full understanding of gender dynamrcs (as opposed to women's poverty) has never been integrated into national strategy This creates a core blindness within national discourse on poverty reduction the role of unpaid care work IS continually misunderstood, and plays a central role in perpetuating stereotypical and non-transformative relationships for both 'masculinities' and 'womanhood'