Articles by Ritu Dewan

The onslaught on the rights of women, both as economic agents and as citizens, is based on the interlocking of macroeconomic policies with prevailing patriarchal structures, the foundations of which need to be unravelled, visibilised, and visualised with the primary purpose of combatting the ongoing process of gendered de-equalisation. It is in this context that the concept of “feminist finance” is articulated, especially in relation to the emergent non-enabler role of the state.

Crucial in relation to the ongoing debate on engendering the Twelfth Plan is the incorporation of the myriad manifestations of the patriarchal-macroeconomic construct. The foundations of financial and monetary structures and policies are closely integrated with women's multiple economic roles. This article focuses on the gendered ideological underpinnings of the prevailing macroeconomic architecture.

Conceptual Overview Ritu Dewan Attempts at analysing women's exploitation and oppression and on that basis evolving a theoretical perspective have. because of their interdisciplinary approach tended to isolate women' s studies as a new social science. As a result existing disciplines have benefited little from the new perspective of women's studies. A case in point is economic theory as it is generally taught.