Unequal burden

Description:

The debt crisis and global economic changes of the 1980s caused Third World nations to restructure economic policies, community resources, the labor market, and intra-household divisions of labor. These changes swelled the ranks of the unemployed, the poor, and the malnourished. Women, in particular, were affected negatively by processes of structural adjustment because they represent a disproportionate share of the world's poor, are increasingly represented among low-wage workers, and are forced to balance wage work with subsistence and domestic production in meeting household needs. Using country-based studies, this text offers new perspectives on the consequences of economic crisis in terms of changing state practices and household and family organization, patterns of resource allocation, and women's work.

subjects: Structural adjustment (Economic policy),  Economische politiek,  Wirtschaftskrise,  Households,  Women,  Mujeres pobres,  Poor women,  Strukturanpassungspolitik,  Empleo,  Mujeres,  Armoede,  Unidad doméstica,  Frau,  Armut,  Ajuste estructural (Política económica),  Employment,  Vrouwenarbeid,  Aufsatzsammlung,  Women, employment, developing countries,  Poor, developing countries,  Structural adjustment (economic policy)--developing countries,  Poor women--developing countries,  Women--employment,  Women--employment--developing countries,  Households--developing countries,  Hc59.7 .u266 1992,  331.4/09172/4