Woman's Role in Economic Development

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'Boserup's contribution to our thinking on women's role in development cannot be underestimated. Her keen observations, her use of empirical data and her commitment to greater gender equality are still an inspiration to students, researchers and activists who are interested in a better and more equal world.' From the new Introduction by Nazneen Kanji, Su Fei Tan and Camilla Toulmin 'Women's Role in Economic Development has become a key reference book for anyone - student, scholar, or practitioner - interested in gender and development analyses. This book is important not only because it provided the intellectual underpinning of the Women in Development (WID) analysis, but also because of the lasting influence it had on the development of theoretical, conceptual, and policy thinking in the fields of women, gender, and development. The re-editing of Women's Role in Economic Development, with its new introduction, ensures students, academics, and practitioners continued access to an essential reference for those interested in the women and development literature.' - Gender and Development This classic text by Ester Boserup was the first investigation ever undertaken into what happens to women in the process of economic and social growth throughout the developing world, thereby serving as an international benchmark. In the context of the ongoing struggle for women's rights, massive urbanization and international efforts to reduce poverty, this book continues to be a vital text for economists, sociologists, development workers, activists and all those who take an active interest in women's social and economic circumstances and problems throughout the world. A substantial new Introduction by Nazneen Kanji, Su Fei Tan and Camilla Toulmin reflects on Boserup's legacy as a scholar and activist, and the continuing relevance of her work. This highlights the key issue of how the role of women in economic development has or has not changed over the past four decades in developing countries, and covers crucial current topics including: women and inequality, international and national migration, conflict, HIV and AIDS, markets and employment, urbanization, leadership, property rights, global processes, including the Millennium Development Goals, and barriers to change. Cover Title Page Copyright Page INTRODUCTION PRERFACE Table of Contents PART I IN THE VILLAGE 1 Male and Female Farming Systems The Division of Labour within African Agriculture The Plough, The Veil and the Labour Population Pressure and Sex Roles in Farming 2 The Economics of Polygamy The Status of Younger Wives Work Input and Women's Status 3 Loss of Status under European Rule The Responsibility of the European Rule From Cultivator to Family Aid The Revolt of the Women 4 The Casual Worker The Influence of Caste on Women's Work and Wages Cheap Lobour for the Export Sector The Female Coolie The Impact of Agricultural Modernization on the Employment of Women PART II IN THE TOWN 5 Women in a Men’s World Sex and Race in Market Trade Work Input and Earnings of Market Women From the Market Place to the Super-Market Female Services in Male Towns Domestic Servants 6 Industry: From the Hut to the Factory Women's Drop-out from Industry Why Employers Prefer Male Workers Why Women Shun the Factory 7 The Educated Woman Seclusion in the Professions The Feminization of Clerical Jobs The Pull of White Collar Jobs 8 Women in the Urban Hierarchy Sex Differentials in Industrial Skills and Wages The Hierarchy of Race and Sex The Status of White Collar Workers PART III FROM VILLAGE TO TOWN 9 The Lure of the Towns The Value of Subsistence Production Subsistence Activities in Urban Areas 10 Urban Job Opportunities for Women The Two Steps in Economic Development The Impact of Tradition and of Imported Culture Patterns The Pattern of Migration and of Female Work The Arab and the Latin American Patterns The South East Asian Pattern The African Pattern 11 The Unemployment Scare Employment Opportunities in Rural Areas The Urban Labour Market Education as a Cause of Unemployment The Cost of Urbanization The Strategy of Development Planning 12 The Design of Female Education The Productivity of Female Labour The Escape from Competition Training for the Modern Sector A New Pattern for the Future APPENDIX TABLES NOTES TO TABLES AND FIGURES LIST OF WORKS CITED AUTHOR INDEX SUBJECT INDEX