Ethnographic Understandings of Gender and Economic Transition in Siberia: Implications for Planners and Policy Makers

Elizabeth L. Sweet

European Planning Studies, 2008, vol. 17, issue 5, 697-713

Abstract: Economic transition has been defined by neo-liberal restructuring policies and understandings. Using ethnographic data from Omsk, Russia, I examine structural adjustment policy implementation in the context of socially constructed gender norms. These policies have complicated implications for women and men's economic survival. The ethnographic understandings gained from interviews with women provide vital information that would improve planning processes in Omsk. For example, using an economic gardening approach to support women's small business development and workforce development targeting survivors of violence would advance women's economic self-sufficiency. I suggest that if planners use ethnographic understandings they will be able to more effectively respond to planning challenges such as poverty, education and health care issues.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/09654310902778102

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