Lourdes Beneria
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Lourdes Beneria | |
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Born | 1937 (age 86–87) La Vall de Boí, Catalonia, Spain |
Academic career | |
Institution | Cornell University |
Field | Feminist economics |
Alma mater | University of Barcelona Columbia University |
Lourdes Benería (born 1937) is a Spanish–American economist. She was
In 1987 she acquired a position at
Beneria's work mainly revolved around development issues and on labor markets. In 2007, she was involved in a study of policies that sought to resolve issues regarding family and labor market work in the European Union, specifically in Spain and Latin America.[3] The purpose of the study was to analyze the evolving policies of the labor market conditions in Europe, that were prevailing in developing countries. She collaborated with a UNFPA project that explored the problems faced within the Latin American region and participated in the virtual International Symposium on Gender and Social Cohesion as well.[3]
Early life
Lourdes Benería was born in La Vall de Boí, Lleida, Spain.[4]
Education
Beneria graduated from the University of Barcelona with an undergraduate degree in 1961, a M.Ph. in 1974 and a PhD in economics from Columbia University in 1975.[4]
Notable ideas
Lourdes Beneria, along with other feminists such as
Awards
- 2000 Recipient of the Cook Award for work on behalf of women, Cornell University.
- 2002 Narcis Monturiol Prize, for lifetime contributions to scientific work, Department of Culture of the Catalan Government.[6]
- 2016 Medalla al trabajo Presidente Macià y Placa al trabajo Presidente Macià.[7]
- 2017 Isabel de Villena Prize, for contributions to feminist work, Comunitat Valenciana.[8]
- 2018 Creu de Sant Jordi, Generalitat de Catalunya, for lifetime achievements.[6]
- 2021: Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- 2022: Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Publications
Books
- Benería, Lourdes; Stimpson, Catharine R. (1987). Women, households, and the economy. New Brunswick N.J: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813512648.
- Benería, Lourdes (1982). Women and development - the sexual division of labor in rural societies: a study. New York, N.Y: Praeger. ISBN 9780030618024.
- Benería, Lourdes (1987). The crossroads of class & gender: industrial homework, subcontracting, and household dynamics in Mexico City. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226042329.
- Benería, Lourdes; Feldman, Shelley (1992). Unequal burden: economic crises, persistent poverty, and women's work. Boulder: Westview Press. ISBN 9780813382296.
- Benería, Lourdes; Bisnath, Savitri (2001). Gender and development: theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches. Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Pub. ISBN 9781840641943.
- Benería, Lourdes (2003). Gender, development, and globalization: economics as if all people mattered. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415927079.
- Benería, Lourdes; Bisnath, Savitri (2004). Global tensions: challenges and opportunities in the world economy. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415934411.
- Benería, Lourdes; May, Ann Mari; Strassmann, Diana L (2011). Feminist economics. Cheltenham, UK Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781843765684.
- Beneria, Lourdes; Berik, Gunseli; Floro, Maria S., Gender, Development and Globalization. Economics as if all people mattered, second edition. New York: Routledge 2016.
Chapters in books
- Benería, Lourdes (2009), "From "harmony" to "cooperative conflicts": Amartya Sen's contribution to household theory", in ISBN 9780199239979.
Journal articles
- Benería, Lourdes (November 1996). "Thou shalt not live by statistics alone, but it might help". Feminist Economics. 2 (3): 139–142. .
- Benería, Lourdes (July 2008). "The crisis of care, international migration, and public policy". S2CID 216643334.
- Benería, Lourdes; Sen, Gita (Spring 1982). "Class and Gender Inequalities and Women's Role in Economic Development: Theoretical and Practical Implications". JSTOR 3177584.
See also
References
- ^ "Lourdes Beneria". Great Transition Initiative. December 9, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Lourdes Beneria | Cornell AAP". aap.cornell.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Lourdes Beneria studies policies to balance family and labor market work | Cornell AAP". aap.cornell.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Guide to the Lourdes Benería Papers, 1974–2008". Cornell University. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Seiz, Janet A. "Feminism(s)." The Elgar Companion to Feminist Economics, edited by Janice Peterson, and Margaret Lewis, Edward Elgar Publishing, 1st edition, 2004. Credo Reference, https://wheatoncollege.edu/Accessed March 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "Lourdes Beneria i Farré | enciclopèdia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Resultats i fitxa". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Hortanoticias, Redacción (November 20, 2017). "Quart de Poblet entrega a Carmen Alborch y a Lourdes Benería el VIII Premio Isabel de Villena de Igualdad". Hortanoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2019.