Hilary Standing

Dependence and Autonomy

Women's Employment and the Family in Calcutta

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With an increased 'female' workforce, the traditional cultural belief that a woman's place is in the home has been strongly challenged. Originally published in 1991 and based on extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, this title examines the question of whether economic independence is a precondition for women's emancipation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2024
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032286068
• ISBN-10: 1032286067
• Artikelnr.: 70148394

Inhaltsangabe

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