Rural Women at Work

Strategies for Development in South Asia
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-61726-049-0
Verlag: RFF Press

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 546 g

Reihe: RFF Global Environment and Development Set

First Published in 2011. This study is Volume I of the Global Environment and Development 7 volume set. One of the most promising areas identified in the initial study was female labor-force participation. If good jobs at decent wages were offered to women, particularly those living in rural areas, would such employment have an effect on family size? Would their jobs compete for the women's time as mothers and housewives, offer them an alternative route to acquiring status and a sense of purpose, and perhaps also provide the women with an independent source of income which would enable them to achieve more control over their lives? But, as the original volume makes clear, the situation is more complicated than it first appears to be.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dixon-Mueller, Ruth B.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Creating Nonagricultural Employment for Rural Women; Chapter 3 Employment for Rural Women—Five Programs; Chapter 4 Product Selection and Funding; Chapter 5 Overcoming Cultural and Structural Obstacles in the Recruitment of Women Workers; Chapter 6 The Social Structure of the Workplace; Chapter 7 Policy Conclusions;

Über Autor(innen)

Ruth B. Dixon