WGST 1808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Wgst, Structural Adjustment, Batch Production

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 1808
• Professor: Aalya Ahmad

Document Summary

Lecture 11 gender & the global economy. Colonialism and neo-colonialism = unequal power relations between states. The global economy is divided into geographic productive spheres/locations. The north (western or first world ) industrialized. The south (developing countries or third world ) predominantly primary producers. Agricultural products, raw materials, cheap labor and consumer markets for the northern countries. Historically and socially constructed definitions of work men"s jobs and women"s jobs. Based on notions of production and reproduction and public/private split. Rooted in stereotypical notions of masculinity and femininity. Women and children as able to do repetitive/boring work without complaint. Children"s work is connected to realities of survival, socialization, participation, abuse, and exploitation. The child-centred discourse emphasizes children"s right to be protected from exploitative labor. Economic and political factors affecting children"s labor poverty, debt, corruption, war, geopolitical conflicts, epidemics, structural adjustment programs (saps) from imf & world bank, neoliberalism.