Unpacking globalisation : markets, gender and work /
edited by Linda Lucas.
- Kampala : Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, c2005.
- xxix, 490 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Gendered worlds series .
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.
International Economics Globalization and Gender Economic systems