GWST 1501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: International Monetary Fund, World Economy, Alison Jaggar

• School: York University
• Department: Gender and Women's Studies
• Course: GWST 1501
• Professor: Kristine Klement

Document Summary

Readings: alison jaggar, what is neoliberal globalization (h&r 528-9, shawn meghan burn, women and globalization (h&r 529-546, women behind the labels: worker testimonies from central america (h&r 551-558, deborah steinstra factsheet: women and restructuring in canada (h&r 588-596) Opposition to government regulation: wages, working conditions, environmental protections, may be considered unfair barrier to trade. Refusal of responsibility for social welfare: want the government to abandon social welfare responsibilities (ie. allowances for housing, health care etc) Resource privatization: push to bring all economically exploitable resources into private ownership, public services into pro ts-making enterprise, natural resources into commercial exploitation. Fund, as well as the world trade organization (wto: cultural globalization refers to the transnational migration of people, information, and consumer culture. The effects of globalization on women"s labour: more jobs in the global domestic and care industry. Made some low-paid jobs for women: not secure jobs. Independent income provides them with more power and choices.