Women and Development: The Sexual Division of Labor in Rural Societies (Praeger Special Studies)
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Author Description
This book focuses on the role of women in the productive structures of a diverse group of third world countries, including India, Peru, Nigeria, Mexico, Singapore, Ethiopia, and China. The product of research sponsored by the International Labour Organization's Programme on Rural Women, Women and Development deals with the specifics of rural women's situations and sets a basis for formulating policies to give direction to their struggle. The nine chapters combine description with analysis, presenting women's work in the context of a world systems perspective. The book emphasizes that rural women, although they appear isolated in homes and villages, are in fact constantly influenced by the world's economic trends.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates how the sexual division of labor functions within rural societies and how these local structures are inextricably linked to global economic systems. Lourdes Beneria, an economist and scholar of development, synthesizes research sponsored by the International Labour Organization to examine the productive roles of women across diverse developing nations. The text argues that rural women's labor is not isolated but is instead a critical component of international economic trends and policy frameworks.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comparative analysis of women's productive roles in India, Peru, Nigeria, Mexico, Singapore, Ethiopia, and China.
- A world systems perspective on rural labor and economic participation.
- Policy-oriented frameworks for addressing the specific challenges faced by rural women.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on the economic and productive aspects of labor rather than cultural or domestic spheres in isolation.
- The analysis is bounded by the specific data sets provided by the International Labour Organization's research program.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a foundational text in the study of gender and development economics. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the rigorous application of world systems theory to rural labor issues.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
1985-09-01
Publisher:
Praeger
ISBN-10:
0030056632
ISBN-13:
9780030056635
Economics
Politics & Social Sciences
Gender Studies
Sociology
International relations