Unpacking globalisation : markets, gender and work / edited by Linda Lucas.
Series: Gendered worlds seriesPublication details: Kampala : Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, c2005.Description: xxix, 490 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:- 22 337.108 UNP
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CONTENT
PART ONE: UNPACKING GLOBALIZATION: MARKETS, GENDER & WORK
1.Gender, the Economy and the Workplace: Issues for the Women's Movement
2. Counter-geographies of Globalization: The Feminization of Survival
3. Globalization, Structural Adjustment and Women's Transnational Solidarities
4. Engendering Human Security: Intersections of Security, Globalization, and Gender
5. Sub-Saharan Africa : Globalisation, trade liberalization and impact on lives of the poor
PART TWO: SHIFTING REALITIES: WOMEN AND MEN MOVING IN THE ECONOMY
6. Sustainability of Rural Communities in a Global Perspective: Limitations and Opportunities
7. Gender and Work in Malaysia: Forces Behind the Work Patterns
8. Locating Women: Structure and Work in the Ugandan Macroeconomy
9. Inquiries into Women's Perceptions of What Constitutes Their Well-being
10. Urban Employment for Rural Women: Gains and Challenges
11. Family Responsibilities: The Politics of Love and Care
12. Social Security of Elderly Women and Men in Burkina Faso
13.Traditional Female Sex Workers of Rajasthan, India: An Ethnographic Study of the Nat Community
14. Gendering the Economy: Some Experiments from the Indian Subcontinent
15. Women as Wealth Creators and Managers in Uganda
16. Has Affirmative action reached South African women?
PART THREE: ENGENDERING THE WORLD OF COMMERCE
17. Unveiling the gendered nature of organizational theory
18. "Translating Empowerment:" Swedish Immigrant Women and State Sponsored Employment Project
19. The Empowerment of Women and Productive Backyard Projects in Mexico
20. Mainstreaming Gender into NGO Work: A Case Study from Nigeria
21. Rethinking Female Entrepreneurship Discourse: The Perilous Problems of Cultural Mythicizing in a Globalizing Society
22. Women entrepreneurs : A challenge to a gender economy
PART FOUR: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SAVINGS, AND NETWORKING AS EMPOWERMENT
23. Women in Business Networks
24. Women's Entrepreneurship: The Empowerment of Women through Enterprise Development Training
25. Empowerment of Women through Credit Facilities: A Case of FINCA in Jinja District, Uganda
26. Possibilities for Saving Money? The Case of Female Slum Dwellers in a Bangalore Slum
27. Analysis of Factors Influencing the Survival of Women's Economic Groups in Tanzania
References : p. 444-486 . _ Index : p. 487-490.
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