Our Creative Diversity - Chapter 5: Gender and Culture "Gender is a universal and yet very sensitive issue, because of its impact on personal identity and, ultimately, on power - values which are culturally determined. Development has changed how we look at men and women and the relations between them. Any form of discrimination against women can no longer be tolerated on equity grounds, nor can it be justified in terms of social efficiency: women's productive capacities are an essential ingredient in improving the quality of life for all."

 
The World Commission on Culture and Development hoped that Our Creative Diversity would stimulate debate and spark off new initiatives. That hope has been amply realized. The issues raised by the Commission come squarely to the forefront internationally.

The central argument advanced in the Introduction to Our Creative Diversity is that development embraces not only access to goods and services, but also the opportunity to choose a full, satisfying, valuable and valued way of living together, thus encouraging the flourishing of human existence in all its forms and as a whole.

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