Unpacking globalization : markets, gender, and work
Explores the consequences of globalization for women, gender equity and for quality of life. Discusses aspects of solidarity and survival, engendering the world of commerce, and empowerment through networking. Offers case studies on current trends in countries around the world, covering affirmative action, family responsibilities, social security, urban employment, the Nat nomadic community in India, experiences of women entrepreneurs in the areas of credit facilities, enterprise development training, etc
Aufsatzsammlung
xvii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780739121573, 9780739121580, 073912157X, 0739121588
85830694
pt. 1. Gender perspectives on economics, solidarity and survival
Unpacking globalization : markets, gender and work / Linda E. Lucas
Gender, the economy and the workplace : issues for the women's movement / Margaret Snyder
Countergeographies of globalization : the feminization of survival / Saskia Sassen
Globalization, structural adjustment and women's transnational solidarities / Manisha Desai
Engendering human security : intersections of security, globalization and gender / Kristen Timothy
Sub-Saharan Africa : globalization, trade liberalization and impact on the lives of the poor / Ngila Mwase
Sustainability of rural communities in a global perspective : limitations and opportunities / Marta B. Chiappe and Emma Zapata Martelo
pt. 2. Shifting realities: women and men moving in the economy
Gender and work in Malaysia : forces behind the work patterns / Noor Rahamah Hj. Abu Bakar
Locating women : structure and work in the Ugandan macroeconomy / Linda E. Lucas
Inquiries into women's perceptions of what constitutes their well-being / Akello Zerupa
Urban employment for rural women : gains and challenges / Mahua Mukherjee
Family responsibilities : the politics of love and care / Meg Luxton
Social security of elderly women and men in Burkina Faso / Claudia Roth and Fatoumata Badini-Kinda
Traditional female sex workers of Rajasthan, India : an ethnographic study of the Nat community / Ramesh Chand Swarankar
Gendering the economy : some experiments from the Indian sub-continent / Sakuntala Narasimhan
Women as wealth creators and managers in Uganda / Margaret Kigozi
Has affirmative action reached South African women? / Vannie Naidoo
pt. 3. Engendering the world of commerce
Re-thinking organizational theory from a feminist perspective / Ronit Kark
"Translating empowerment" : Swedish immigrant women and state sponsored employment projects / Lena Sawyer
The empowerment of women and productive backyard projects in Mexico / Esperanza Tuñón Pablos
Mainstreaming gender into NGO work : a case study from Nigeria / Patricia Daniel
Rethinking female entrepreneurship discourse : the perilous problems of cultural mythicizing in a globalizing society / Julius Kikooma
Women entrepreneurs : a challenge to a gendered economy / Elsje Dijkgraaff
pt. 4. Out of the house : entrepreneurship, savings and networking as empowerment
Women in business networks / Catherine Komugisha Tindiwensi
Women's entrepreneurship : the empowerment of women through enterprise development training / Angela Beigaruraho Bazaare and Juliet Nazziwa Musoke
Empowerment of women through credit facilities : a case of FINCA in Jinja District, Uganda / Harriet Muwanika Kiwemba
Possibilities for saving money? Female slum dwellers in Bangalore / Signe Ekenberg
Analysis of factors influencing the survival of women's economic groups in Tanzania / Aurelia N. Kamuzora and Faustin R. Kamuzora