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Women in Kolkata’s IT Sector

Author : Zakir Husain
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 8132215931
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book Women in Kolkata’s IT Sector written by Zakir Husain and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-30 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a survey of women workers in Kolkata’s IT sector, this book argues that growth of the IT sector has created a demand for skilled professionals. This has provided scope for highly educated urban women to create a space of self-expression and enjoy enhanced status and prestige within their families. These women workers carefully plan their career and daily activities, keeping in mind the need to balance diverse and conflicting needs of work and home. This kind of decision-making occurs outside the utilitarian framework and is better framed in terms of Herbert Simon’s ‘satisficing’ approach, which takes into account the bounded rationality of agents. Written in lucid, non-technical language, the book will be an invaluable addition to existing works on gender and labour studies and will be of interest to social scientists undertaking research on gender, labour and the IT sector.

Women in Kolkata's It Sector

Author : Zakir Husain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788132215943
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Women in Kolkata's It Sector written by Zakir Husain and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Politics of Precarity

Author : Panchali Ray
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199095531
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Politics of Precarity written by Panchali Ray and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-27 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics of Precarity presents an analysis of contemporary labour politics that emerges with informalization and privatization of crucial social sectors, and in this case one of the few feminized occupations—the nursing sector. Contrary to common understanding, nursing service is not a homogenous sector, but a deeply splintered one based on historically and socially produced structural inequalities and is rigidly cleaved along the lines of ‘prestigious’ and ‘dirty’ work. The levels of classification in this sector are reflected in and constituted by material realities, such as wages, terms of employment, extent of skills, and possession of qualifications. Drawing on three years of fieldwork in hospitals and nursing homes in the city of Kolkata, the book is an ethnographic study that analyses how hierarchies at workplace intersect with social identities to produce a differentiated workforce. The book interrogates the politics of distinction and distancing that produces a feminine workforce divided by class, caste, and sexualities to examine the various contestations among ranks of workers who deploy modernity, morality, and gendered norms as strategies to secure marginal gains at the expense of others.

Women Workers in Urban India

Author : Saraswati Raju
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107133289
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Women Workers in Urban India written by Saraswati Raju and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Discusses the role of women workers who are joining the workforce in the cityscape and bringing to surface the contradictions that this assumption offers"--Provided by publisher"--

Dependence and Autonomy

Author : Hilary Standing
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000635589
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Dependence and Autonomy written by Hilary Standing and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-24 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the small-scale industry and service sectors, combined with an increase in male unemployment had resulted in a sudden increase in the numbers of women entering the labour force. Originally published in 1991 and based on Hilary Standing’s extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, Dependence and Autonomy considers the effects of women’s employment on the labour market, the household, and the women themselves. Particular attention is paid to the role of the life cycle and of class position in determining the impact of employment, and the work is set within a historical perspective on gender and employment in Bengali society. This book is a re-issue originally published in 1991. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.

Women Workers In The Unorganized Sector

Author : Nirmala Banerjee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788185046884
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Women Workers In The Unorganized Sector written by Nirmala Banerjee and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Changing Status of Women in West Bengal, 1970-2000

Author : Jasodhara Bagchi
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761932420
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book The Changing Status of Women in West Bengal, 1970-2000 written by Jasodhara Bagchi and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-01-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important and comprehensive volume vividly depicts the current status of women and girls in West Bengal. The analysis has been conducted in the framework of the socio-economic and politico-cultural ambience that has characterized the state in recent decades. The contributors highlight both areas of strength and vulnerability and clearly demonstrate that the status of women cannot be conceived as monolithic or static--it has many facets and is in a state of constant flux. The analysis of macro data is supported by revealing micro studies based on field surveys and an examination of cultural trends.

Education and Female Entrepreneurship in Asia

Author : Mary Ann Maslak
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137554835
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Education and Female Entrepreneurship in Asia written by Mary Ann Maslak and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines policies and practices that relate to the education of female entrepreneurs in China, India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Japan. Through both textual and interview data, the book reveals the importance of initiatives that structure entrepreneurships for women, and informal learning through networks in a variety of settings which promotes their understandings of business. Part I offers an overview of the formal and informal sectors of the economy and the international development plans related to each. Part II proffers national development plans and business policies related to female entrepreneurship in each of the five countries. Part III provides stakeholders’ perspectives of entrepreneurial learning in each country. Part IV presents conceptual and theoretical models which offer a visual representation of entrepreneurs’ learning process. Finally, Part V grapples with the inclusion of informal learning and networking experiences for female entrepreneurs.

Women, Labour and the Economy in India

Author : Deepita Chakravarty
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317362780
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Women, Labour and the Economy in India written by Deepita Chakravarty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last available census estimated around 10 per cent of total urban working women in India are concentrated in the low paid domestic services such as cleaning, cooking, and taking care of the children and the elderly. This is found to be much higher in certain parts of India, emerging as the single most important avenue for urban females, surpassing males in the service since the 1980s. By applying an imaginative and refreshing mix of disciplinary approaches ranging from economic models of the household, empirical analysis and literary conventions, this book analyses the changing labour economy in post-partition West Bengal. It explains how and why women and girl children have replaced this traditionally male bias in the gender segregated domestic service industry since the late 1940s, and addresses the question of whether this increase in vulnerable individuals working in domestic service, the growth of the urban professional middle class in the post liberalization period, and the increasing incidences of reported abuses of domestics, in urban middleclass homes in the recent years, are related. Covering five decades of the history of gender and labour in India, this book will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of gender and labour relations, development studies, economics, history, and women and gender studies.

Sweatshop Regimes in the Indian Garment Industry

Author : Alessandra Mezzadri
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107116961
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Sweatshop Regimes in the Indian Garment Industry written by Alessandra Mezzadri and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Analyses the politics of production and labour control characterizing the Indian readymade garment industry since its entry into the global arena"--

Handbook of Research on New Dimensions of Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment

Author : Kuruvilla, Moly
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799828212
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on New Dimensions of Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment written by Kuruvilla, Moly and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, women are facing social, economic, and cultural barriers impeding their autonomy and agency. Accelerated women empowerment programs often fail to attain their targets as envisaged by the policymakers due to a variety of reasons, with the most prominent being the deep-rooted cultural norms ingrained within society. In the era of globalization, empowerment of women demands new approaches and strategies that encourage the mainstreaming of gender equality as a societal norm. The Handbook of Research on New Dimensions of Gender Mainstreaming and Women Empowerment is a critical scholarly publication that examines global gender issues and new strategies for the promotion of women empowerment and gender mainstreaming in various spheres of women’s lives, including education and ICT, economic participation, health and sexuality, mental health, aging, law and judiciary, leadership, and decision making. It provides a comprehensive coverage of all major gender issues with novel ideas on gender mainstreaming being contributed by men and women authors from multidisciplinary backgrounds. Gender perspective and intersectional approach in the discourses make this handbook a unique contribution to the scholarship of social sciences and humanities. The book provides new theoretical inputs and practical directions to academicians, sociologists, social workers, psychologists, managers, lawyers, policy makers, and government officials in their efforts at gender mainstreaming. With a wide range of conceptual richness, this handbook is an excellent reference guide to students and researchers in programs pertaining to gender/women's studies, cultural studies, economics, sociology, social work, medicine, law, and management.

FUTURE OF WOMEN WORKERS IN GARMENT INDUSTRY

Author : Dr.SURESHA K .P.
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 035938076X
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book FUTURE OF WOMEN WORKERS IN GARMENT INDUSTRY written by Dr.SURESHA K .P. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gender, Law and Social Transformation in India

Author : Ajailiu Niumai
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811980209
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Gender, Law and Social Transformation in India written by Ajailiu Niumai and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-12-07 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides deep insights into the wide-ranging issues linked to gender, law, and social transformation in India. It focuses on women-centered laws as well as the violence of unequal and discriminatory social order. It emphasizes violence and the neutrality of laws that sustain the status quo and perpetuate the stereotypical notions related to women’s condition. Based on the first-hand experience of laws and their nuanced understanding, the essays highlight the rules associated with the private and the public domains. The chapters in the volume analyze various statutes and their enactment related to domestic violence, dowry crimes, sexual abuse at home as well as sexual harassment at the workplace, child marriages, education, property rights, trafficking, prostitution, ‘honor’ killings, and armed conflict. The book is essential to the academics and researchers in the disciplines of social sciences, gender studies, law, and the government and policy-makers for making meaningful interventions.

Sociology and Social Anthropology in India

Author : Yogesh Atal
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 9788131720349
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis Sociology and Social Anthropology in India by : Yogesh Atal

Download or read book Sociology and Social Anthropology in India written by Yogesh Atal and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2009 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Council of Social Science Research, the premier organization for social science research in India, conducts periodic surveys in the major disciplines of the social sciences to assess disciplinary developments as well as to identify gaps in research in these disciplines.

Political Economy of Contemporary India

Author : R. Nagaraj
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110822573X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Political Economy of Contemporary India written by R. Nagaraj and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need to understand regional variation in politics and political economy, and how these have contributed to different developmental outcomes across various parts of India, remains pressing. It was suggested in the early 1960s that in India the central government was largely under the control of a national capitalist class, while the states were dominated by landed interests. Does such a formulation hold ground today? With increasing political mobilization among lower classes and castes and the diffusion of economic power to the state level after the reforms, how can variation in regional development be characterized? This volume aims to answer these questions by studying aspects of macro-economy, land, labour and employment from a variety of analytical and disciplinary perspectives. It offers rich analyses of economic growth viewed through the lenses of caste, regional politics and public investment, while also looking at long-term trends in employment and wages in the public sector, and the consequences of legal and policy reform.

Women’s Agency and Mobile Communication Under the Radar

Author : Xin Pei
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003846432
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Women’s Agency and Mobile Communication Under the Radar written by Xin Pei and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume maps the role of mobile communication in the daily lives of women around the globe, shedding light on “under-the-radar” use of mobile communication to display a nuanced understanding of social impacts that may affect the gender construction processes of women at the individual, institutional, and societal levels. A global team of authors focus on the use of mobile communication by women in the lower rungs of their respective societies, as well as those who migrate with marginalized statuses within and across the national borders, to demonstrate how “under-the-radar” use of mobile communication is deeply inscribed within diversified social, cultural, historical, and political milieus. Illuminating the social structural constraints faced by women under their dynamic negotiation of agentic mobile phone use for self-empowerment, the chapters cover women’s economic activities, health care, well-being, migration, gendered identity, and the practices of different gender roles. This comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, new and digital media, mobile communication, gender studies, sociology, anthropology, political science, and cultural studies.

Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India

Author : Aditi Mitra
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739138537
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India written by Aditi Mitra and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New updated version now available! This book is the outcome of a study conducted in the eastern city of Kolkata in India in the mid-2000s. It is an ethnographic study that looks closely at women from the upper and middle classes who work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that help empower women from all classes of society. Unlike many studies that focus on grassroots women who are the beneficiaries of NGO and developmental projects, this book looks at those women who, as volunteers and activists, help carry out these projects to the best of their abilities. These women are often overlooked from mainstream studies on women in developing nations. But their role is invaluable and crucial in defining the agendas and strategies used to enhance feminist consciousness and developing organizational structures. This book is significant because it offers awareness and alternative views to the challenges (and motivations) faced by middle and upper-class women volunteers and activists in building a career in the non-profit sector of NGOs in Kolkata. Through the testimonies of these women, it examines alternative processes of agency and change in order to define these challenges and motivations. Also revealed by the analysis, is useful information about the oppression and subordination of these women in contemporary gender-stratified civil society in India. But more importantly, this book examines the various ways urban, educated Indian women construct a feminist praxis in terms of their everyday lived experiences as volunteers and activists. In terms of their lived experiences, the women in this study reflect on the social challenges they encounter and motivations they experience as volunteers and activists, while also discussing their understanding of feminism and views on the image of a “feminist” in the postcolonial context. The results demonstrate the power of feminist standpoint theorizing and how it raises consciousness, empowers women and stimulates resistance to patriarchal oppression and injustices. Finally, this book produces new knowledge and research on the conception of feminism among women volunteers and activists in a non-western setting and how they construct the image of a feminist.