Dependence and Autonomy
Women's Employment and the Family in Calcutta
Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-28606-8 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-28606-8 (ISBN)
With an increased ‘female’ workforce, the traditional cultural belief that a woman’s place is in the home has been strongly challenged. Originally published in 1991 and based on extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, this title examines the question of whether economic independence is a precondition for women’s emancipation.
What are the effects of employment on women’s well-being and social position in a Third World city?
Until recently before publication, Calcutta (now Kolkata) had been notable for having one of the lowest rates of female employment in India. This had been largely determined by strong cultural beliefs that a woman’s place is in the home. However, in recent years, the growth of ‘female’ jobs in the small-scale industry and service sectors, combined with an increase in male unemployment had resulted in a sudden increase in the numbers of women entering the labour force. Originally published in 1991 and based on Hilary Standing’s extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, Dependence and Autonomy considers the effects of women’s employment on the labour market, the household, and the women themselves. Particular attention is paid to the role of the life cycle and of class position in determining the impact of employment, and the work is set within a historical perspective on gender and employment in Bengali society.
This book is a re-issue originally published in 1991. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.
What are the effects of employment on women’s well-being and social position in a Third World city?
Until recently before publication, Calcutta (now Kolkata) had been notable for having one of the lowest rates of female employment in India. This had been largely determined by strong cultural beliefs that a woman’s place is in the home. However, in recent years, the growth of ‘female’ jobs in the small-scale industry and service sectors, combined with an increase in male unemployment had resulted in a sudden increase in the numbers of women entering the labour force. Originally published in 1991 and based on Hilary Standing’s extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, Dependence and Autonomy considers the effects of women’s employment on the labour market, the household, and the women themselves. Particular attention is paid to the role of the life cycle and of class position in determining the impact of employment, and the work is set within a historical perspective on gender and employment in Bengali society.
This book is a re-issue originally published in 1991. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.
List of Tables, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction: Issues, Methods and Empirical Background, 2. Employed Women: The Social and Economic Background, 3. Working Lives: Women in the Labour Force, 4. Working Lives: The Domestic Arena, 5. Employment and Autonomy: Women’s Wages and the Distribution and Management of Household Income, 6. Employment and Autonomy: Ideological Struggles, 7. Dependence and Autonomy: Women’s Employment and the Family in Calcutta, 8. Conclusion, Appendix: What Measures Would Help Employed Women? Notes, Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Library Editions: Women and Work |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 385 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-28606-7 / 1032286067 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-28606-8 / 9781032286068 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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