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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Marriage, motherhood and masculinity in the global economy: reconfigurations of personal and economic life

How are women and men dealing with feminisation of labour?

By: N Kabeer
Published by: Institute of Development Studies, 2008
Via: Eldis

Globalisation has led to the increased entry of women into paid work, often alongside a stagnation or decline in male employment. This paper explores the implications of this feminisation of labour market for relationships within marriage and family, particularly in the light of the widespread ideology of the male breadwinner.

(http://www.research4development.info/PDF/Outputs/WomenEmp/IDSwp290.pdf)

1 comment:

blackstone said...

interesting blog and interesting blog post. women entering the labor force is not a bad thing, with solidarity with male peers, it can only make the working class stronger, but only if is guided by values of solidarity and anti-sexism.