Women, Globalization and Fragmentation in the Developing World
Title | Women, Globalization and Fragmentation in the Developing World PDF eBook |
Author | H. Afshar |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 1999-07-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0230371272 |
The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries in the past decade. They have been increasingly drawn into insecure flexible employment working for the world market. The feminisation of the labour market has increased the burdens on women, and the inability of men to access full-time well-remunerated employment has exacerbated the process of male out-migration and has left many families headed by women. At the same time the reduction in state services and welfare has increased the burdens placed on women. Nevertheless the consequences of globalization have been different for different women in different places. In some circumstances it has created opportunities for greater empowerment, whilst in others it has stimulated a reaction and increased the subordination of women. This book explores the experiences of women in diverse local contexts within different cultures and faiths, drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It draws out the contradictory and fragmented impact of globalization at the local level on the lives of women in the developing world.
Women, Globalization And Fragmentation In The Developin
Title | Women, Globalization And Fragmentation In The Developin PDF eBook |
Author | Haleh Afshar |
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Release | 1999 |
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Gender, Development and Globalization
Title | Gender, Development and Globalization PDF eBook |
Author | Lourdes Beneria |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2014-01-02 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 131782783X |
With Cold War politics lost as the organizing principle behind international politics, development has become the most import policy goal of every international organization. There is an underside (and a human side) to development, and feminism has made inroads into the highly technical debates and frothy prophecies by examining what the future really holds for the people who will live it. This book highlights the ways in which feminist analysis has contributed to a richer understanding of international development and globalization. By combining theoretical, empirical, and political perspectives and discussing cutting-edge debates around development, globalization, economic restructuring, and feminist economics, Gender, Development and Globalization presents the ultimate primer on global feminist economics.
Women and Globalisation
Title | Women and Globalisation PDF eBook |
Author | Pam Rajput |
Publisher | APH Publishing |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9788170246695 |
Contributed articles on the loans provided by the international organizations to developing countries and its consequences on women and the poor.
Globalization and Third World Women
Title | Globalization and Third World Women PDF eBook |
Author | Ligaya Lindio-McGovern |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2016-04-22 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317126939 |
Adopting the notion of 'third world' as a political as well as a geographical category, this volume analyzes marginalized women's experiences of globalization. It unravels the intersections of race, culture, ethnicity, nationality and class which have shaped the position of these women in the global political economy, their cultural and their national history. In addition to a thematically structured and highly informative investigation, the authors offer an exploration of the policy implications which are commonly neglected in mainstream literature. The result is a must have volume for sociological academics, social policy experts and professionals working within non-governmental organizations.
Women and Globalization
Title | Women and Globalization PDF eBook |
Author | Delia D. Aguilar |
Publisher | Humanities Press International |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Delia D. Aguilar and Anne E. Lacsamana have assembled a collection of articles showing the various ways in which the neoliberal agenda of globalization has drawn women into productive labor and in the process radically reshaped their lives in the reproductive sphere. Implemented primarily through the structural adjustment programs required by international financial agencies, neoliberalism has intensified women's exploitation on the assembly line and spawned an unprecedented diaspora of women as mail-order brides, domestic helpers, and workers in the sex trade. Many of the essays describe the appalling conditions that characterize these work sites. Not less important, they underscore the vitality of grassroots organizations where women collectively wage battles for better work lives and envision a system more humane than what currently exists.
Globalizing Women
Title | Globalizing Women PDF eBook |
Author | Valentine M. Moghadam |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2005-02-16 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780801880247 |
Winner of the Victoria Schuck award given by the American Political Science Association and an Honorable Mention in the Distinguished Book Award given by the Political Economy of World Systems section of the American Sociological Association Globalization may offer modern feminism its greatest opportunity and greatest challenge. Allowing communication and information exchange while also exacerbating economic and social inequalities, globalization has fostered the growth of transnational feminist networks (TFNs). These groups have used the Internet to build coalitions, lobby governments, and advance the goals of feminism. Globalizing Women explains how the negative and positive aspects of globalization have helped to create transnational networks of activists and organizations with common agendas. Sociologist Valentine M. Moghadam discusses six such feminist networks to analyze the organization, objectives, programs, and outcomes of these groups in their effort to improve conditions for women throughout the world. Moghadam also examines how "globalizing women" are responding to and resisting growing inequalities, the exploitation of female labor, and patriarchal fundamentalisms. This book is an important addition to literature exploring feminism as well as to the broader discussion of the impact of transnational social movements and organizations in the globalized world.