Working Women : International Perspectives on Labour and Gender Ideology

As the female labour force continues to expand, the terms on which women participate remain a considerable problem. Working Women presents a detailed examination of women's position in the paid workforce in a variety of first and third world countries and identifies the common cultural and economic factors which create disadvantage. This Study Examines The Position Of Women In The Paid Workforce In A Variety Of Developed And Developing Countries And Identifies The Common Cultural And Economic Factors Which Create A Disadvantage To Their Advancement. Women, Work And Skill : Economic Theories And Feminist Perspectives / M. Thea Sinclair -- Gender And Library Work : The Limitations Of Dual Labour Market Theory / Maura Luck -- Images And Goods : Women In Retailing / Adelina Broadbridge -- Shop Floor Control : The Ideological Construction Of Turkish Women Factory Workers / Yildiz Ecevit -- Prostitution And Tourism In South-east Asia / Wendy Lee -- Return To The Veil : Personal Strategy And Public Participation In Egypt / Homa Hoodfar -- Women In Struggle : A Case Study In A Kent Mining Community / Avril Leonard -- Women Shop Stewards In A County Branch Of Nalgo / Jenny Walton -- Money And Power : Evaluating Income Generating Projects For Women / Joy Lyon -- Greek Women And Tourism : Women's Co-operatives As An Alternative Form Of Organization / Mary Castelberg-koulma. A Feminist Business In A Capitalist World : Silver Moon Women's Bookshop / Jane Cholmeley. Edited By Nanneke Redclift And M. Thea Sinclair. Includes Bibliographical References. Working Women presents a detailed examination of the position of women in the paid work force. The contributors examine women's work experiences in a variety of first and third world countries, and identify the common cultural and economic factors which may set them at a disadvantage.
Awareness is presented here as the precondition to change. The contributors offer insight into the reasons for inequality through studies of women's work in the diverse contexts of retailing, library work, employment in Turkish factories, veiling by women workers in Egypt, and sex tourism in Southeast Asia. Working Women examines the position of women in the paid workforce in a variety of first and Third World countries and identifies the common cultural and economic factors which create disadvantage.