WGSS 2124 Lecture 5: Globalization, Gobal North and South, Agency
5 Feb 2019
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Globalization theories focus mostly on macro economic & political processes: majority of these institutions are run by rich men (desal, pg. Techno-muscular and labor intimacy k. chang & hlm ling (2000) pg. Division between production (commodity, goods, value): and human reproduction - feminine role - unpaid house or care work (pg. Gendered ideas about women workers: docile, nimble fingers-hence detailed coordination-oriented work-like producing computer chip: women are not breadwinners hence paid less, undervaluing women. Cara freeman (and main focus of desai"s book): local (women) actors" active engagement with restructuring: domestic workers organizing. Women from african countries invisible, or thought of as low paid victims of globalization. Women in southern and western africa are reshaping regional trading. 16: world movement and change in lifestyles, fighting back inequality. Poor women in local economies- poor women as traders (pg. Most women are heads of household & income contributes to almost 30-50% of gdp in.
