1st Edition
Dependence and Autonomy Women's Employment and the Family in Calcutta
By Hilary Standing
Copyright 1991
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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What are the effects of employment on women’s well-being and social position in a Third World city?
Until recently before publication, Calcutta (now Kolkata) had been notable for having one of the lowest rates of female employment in India. This had been largely determined by strong cultural beliefs that a woman’s place is in the home. However, in recent years, the growth of ‘female’ jobs in... Read more
List of Tables, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction: Issues, Methods and Empirical Background, 2. Employed Women: The Social and Economic Background, 3. Working Lives: Women in the Labour Force, 4. Working Lives: The Domestic Arena, 5. Employment and Autonomy: Women’s Wages and the Distribution and Management of Household Income, 6. Employment and Autonomy: Ideological Struggles, 7. Dependence and Autonomy: Women’s Employment and the Family in Calcutta, 8. Conclusion, Appendix: What Measures Would Help Employed Women? Notes, Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Index
Biography
Hilary Standing
