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Women, work, and globalization : challenges and opportunities /

"Women increasingly make up a significant percentage of the labor force throughout the world. This transformation is impacting everyone's lives. This book examines the resulting gender role, work, and family issues from a comparative worldwide perspective. Working allows women to earn an i...

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Main Authors: Sherif-Trask, Bahira
Published: Routledge,Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Women > Employment
Women > Economic conditions
Sex role and globalization
Arbeitswelt
Weibliche Angestellte
Gleichberechtigung
Geschlechterrolle
Globalisierung
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
Summary: "Women increasingly make up a significant percentage of the labor force throughout the world. This transformation is impacting everyone's lives. This book examines the resulting gender role, work, and family issues from a comparative worldwide perspective. Working allows women to earn an income, acquire new skills, and forge social connections. It also brings challenges such as simultaneously managing domestic responsibilities and family relationships. The social, political, and economic implications of this global transformation are explored from an interdisciplinary perspective in this boo
Carrier Form: xiv, 293 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-268) and indexes.
ISBN: 9780415883382 :
0415883385
Index Number: HD6053
CLC: F241
Call Number: F241/S552
Contents: Machine generated contents note: pt. I An Overview of Gender, Work--Family Issues, and Global Restructuring -- 1.Perspectives on Women, Work--Family Life, and Global Transformations -- 2.Globalizing Forces: Neoliberalism, Economic Restructuring, and the Transformation of the Global Workforce -- 3.The Global Spread of Feminist Principles: The Expansion of the International Women's Rights Movement and Concepts of Gender Equality -- pt. II Women's Unique Experiences in the Global Economy -- 4.Gender Role Socialization: Setting the Stage -- 5.Vulnerable Girls and Women: Sexual Exploitation and T
Contents note continued: 9.Supporting Working Families and Gender Equality: Policy Responses in the Industrialized World -- 10.Empowerment through Globalization: Transformed Gender Roles, Work--Family Supports, and Transnational Collaborations.

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