Globalization and Gender
Contents: Preface. Acknowledgement. I. Women and globalization: 1. Globalization and women at works: a feminist discourse/Sumita Sarkar. 2. Heteropatriarchy: globalization, the institution of heterosexuality and lesbians/Susan Hawthorne. 3. Women's empowerment approach as a means for engendering the development process/Lovely Mamta Dhulia and Purnima Singh. II. Women in formal and informal economy: 4. Women in industrial sector: an empirical study/Debjani Mukherjee and Promila Singh. 5. Stress and coping among women managers in Indian organizations/H.L. Kaila. 6. The employers role as perceived by mothers working in night shifts/Jayanti Gokhala. 7. Fair gender induction in the armed forces: issues and challenges/Nidhi Maheshwari and N.P. Singh. 8. Status of women hawkers in new economic environment: a case of Navi Mumbai/Manjari Srivastava and Sumita Sarkar. 9. Women labour force in unorganized sector: a study of construction workers in Navi Mumbai/Sumita Sarkar. 10. Women workers in unorganized sector and brick kiln industry: a case of Navi Mumbai/Sumita Sarkar. 11. Exploitation and harassment of migrant women and girl children working as domestic assistant/Sibnath Deb. III. Women and education: 12. Globalization, higher education and gender: an appraisal of the process of reaching out to Indian women/Anjali Dewan. 13. Reading motivation in primary school girls: a problem of cognitive mapping/Debdulal Dutta Roy. IV. Women and identity: 14. Discerning whispers: reflections on self and identity/Sujata Sharma. 15. Gender differentiation in self-actualization and personality correlates of professionals/Nishat Afroz and Ranjana Mittra. V. Women and family: 16. Psychological fallout of violence against women in the family/Roomana N. Siddiqui. Index.
The challenges and consequences of globalization have been a significant point of discussion with different stakeholders in society. Along with it, much debate has been generated in terms of women’s representation in the global economy. Nevertheless, there is a wider need to understand the scope where women fit in the larger scheme of today’s global environment. This book aims to contribute to the development of a feminist perspective by presenting research literature on women and related issues linked to their gender.
The authors have made significant contribution by bringing insights from wide and varied areas that impact women in their personal, social and economic lives. The book is a reflection of the voices of women who in spite of being a part of a growing world economy are still languishing behind. The issues are many be it their sexual orientation, striving for gender equality, economic empowerment, sound education, sexual harassment, exploration towards self-identity and strong physical and mental health these have been explored and analysed in great depth. We hope that readers will find the subject matter worthy enough to bring in to much larger platform for future debate and take affirmative action for the holistic development of women.
