Third World Women, World Population Growth: A Case of Blaming the Victim

Authors

Elizabeth W. Moen, University of Colorado, Boulder

Abstract

This paper examines the provisions of the 1974 United Nations World Population Conference pertaining to the status of women, wherein it is assumed that if the status of women is improved and they are educated and employed, fertility will decline. It is concluded that these assumptions do not have very sound theoretical or empirical bases, and that the possibility and probability of implementation in the near future is slim. It is hypothesized that the Conference World Plan of Action will do little to raise the status of women or reduce population growth because it is a product of sexual politics.

Recommended Citation

Moen, Elizabeth W. (1977) "Third World Women, World Population Growth: A Case of Blaming the Victim," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 4: Iss. 8, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1230
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol4/iss8/5