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Women, Work and Care in the Asia-Pacific

Author : Marian Baird
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317313151
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Women, Work and Care in the Asia-Pacific written by Marian Baird and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comparative analysis of the social, economic, industrial and migration dynamics that structure women’s paid work and unpaid care work experience in the Asia-Pacific region. Each country-focused chapter examines the formal and informal ways in which work and care are managed, the changing institutional landscape, gender relations and fertility concerns, employer and trade union responses and the challenges policy makers face and the consequences of their decisions for working women. By covering the entire region, including Australia and New Zealand, the book highlights the way different national work and care regimes are linked through migration, with wealthier countries looking to their poorer neighbours for alternative sources of labour. In addition, the book contributes to debates about the barriers to women’s participation in the workforce, the valuation of unpaid care, the gender wage gap, social protection and labour regulation for migrant workers and gender relations in developing Asia.

Women in the Workforce

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292549146
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Women in the Workforce written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite economic growth, decreasing fertility rates, and rising education levels, women in Asia are on average 70% less likely than men to be in the labor force, with the country-to-country percentage varying anywhere from 3% to 80%. Results of a new simulation model suggest that closing the gender gap could generate a 30% increase in the per capita income of a hypothetical average Asian economy in one generation. This report discusses the reasons behind the continuing gap in the labor force participation rate between women and men in Asia and the Pacific, the impact of this gap on economic growth, and policy lessons drawn from specific country experiences in the region and elsewhere in the world. The channels of gender inequality are so complex that policy interventions must go beyond economics to effectively address them. Such a multidimensional approach to reducing gender inequality could unleash a nation's full potential for inclusive growth and development.

Women’s Working Lives in East Asia

Author : Mary C. Brinton
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804743549
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Women’s Working Lives in East Asia written by Mary C. Brinton and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the nature of married women's participation in the economies of three East Asian countries—Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. In addition to asking what is similar or different about women's economic participation in this region of the world compared to Western societies, the book also asks how women's work patterns vary across the three countries.

Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific

Author : Kathy E. Ferguson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824831594
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Book Synopsis Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific by : Kathy E. Ferguson

Download or read book Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific written by Kathy E. Ferguson and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is globalization? How is it gendered? How does it work in Asia and the Pacific? The authors of the sixteen original and innovative essays presented here take fresh stock of globalization’s complexities. They pursue critical feminist inquiry about women, gender, and sexualities and produce original insights into changing life patterns in Asian and Pacific Island societies. Each essay puts the lives and struggles of women at the center of its examination while weaving examples of global circuits in Asian and Pacific societies into a world frame of analysis. The work is generated from within Asian and Pacific spaces, bringing to the fore local voices and claims to knowledge. The geographic emphasis on Asia/Pacific highlights the complexity of globalizing practices among specific people whose dilemmas come alive on these pages. Although the book focuses on global, gendered flows, it expands its investigation to include the media and the arts, intellectual resources, activist agendas, and individual life stories. First-rate ethnographies and interviews reach beyond generalizations and bring Pacific and Asian women and men alive in their struggles against globalization. Globalization cannot be summed up in a neat political agenda but must be actively contested and creatively negotiated. Taking feminist political thinking beyond simple oppositions, the authors ask specific questions about how global practices work, how they come to be, who benefits, and what is at stake. Contributors: Nancie Caraway, Steve Derné, Cynthia Enloe, Kathy Ferguson, Maria Ibarra, Gwyn Kirk, Sally Merry, Virginia Metaxas, Min Dongchao, Monique Mironesco, Rhacel Parrenas, Lucinda Peach, Vivian Price, Jyoti Puri, Judith Raiskin, Nancy Riley, Saskia Sassen, Teresia Teaiwa, Chris Yano, Yau Ching.

Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific

Author : Kathy E. Ferguson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824862627
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Book Synopsis Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific by : Kathy E. Ferguson

Download or read book Gender and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific written by Kathy E. Ferguson and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is globalization? How is it gendered? How does it work in Asia and the Pacific? The authors of the sixteen original and innovative essays presented here take fresh stock of globalization’s complexities. They pursue critical feminist inquiry about women, gender, and sexualities and produce original insights into changing life patterns in Asian and Pacific Island societies. Each essay puts the lives and struggles of women at the center of its examination while weaving examples of global circuits in Asian and Pacific societies into a world frame of analysis. The work is generated from within Asian and Pacific spaces, bringing to the fore local voices and claims to knowledge. The geographic emphasis on Asia/Pacific highlights the complexity of globalizing practices among specific people whose dilemmas come alive on these pages. Although the book focuses on global, gendered flows, it expands its investigation to include the media and the arts, intellectual resources, activist agendas, and individual life stories. First-rate ethnographies and interviews reach beyond generalizations and bring Pacific and Asian women and men alive in their struggles against globalization. Globalization cannot be summed up in a neat political agenda but must be actively contested and creatively negotiated. Taking feminist political thinking beyond simple oppositions, the authors ask specific questions about how global practices work, how they come to be, who benefits, and what is at stake. Contributors: Nancie Caraway, Steve Derné, Cynthia Enloe, Kathy Ferguson, Maria Ibarra, Gwyn Kirk, Sally Merry, Virginia Metaxas, Min Dongchao, Monique Mironesco, Rhacel Parrenas, Lucinda Peach, Vivian Price, Jyoti Puri, Judith Raiskin, Nancy Riley, Saskia Sassen, Teresia Teaiwa, Chris Yano, Yau Ching.

Women and Work in Asia and the Pacific

Author : Marian Baird
Publisher : Massey University Press
ISBN 13 : 1991016328
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Women and Work in Asia and the Pacific written by Marian Baird and published by Massey University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working women everywhere face discrimination. Inequality and lack of inclusion is reinforced through regulation, policy, behaviors and attitudes. Although there has been progress in some countries, gender equality at work has yet to be achieved by any nation.This in-depth study examines the challenges faced by working women, their families and communities in ten countries throughout Asia and the Pacific: New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Pakistan and the Philippines. Informed by the work of senior academics, policy-makers and community grouprepresentatives, and with a foreword by Elizabeth Broderick, independent expert for the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, United Nations Human Rights Council, working women' s experiences are described and analyzed within a framework of four themes: demography, globalization, technological development and sustainability.Drawing on this wide range of qualitative and quantitative evidence, the authors set out recommendations for coordinated and context-sensitive responses specific to each country to improve the working lives of women and girls.

Transformation of Women at Work in Asia

Author : Sukti Dasgupta
Publisher : Sage Publications Pvt. Limited
ISBN 13 : 9789353880989
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Transformation of Women at Work in Asia written by Sukti Dasgupta and published by Sage Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the drivers of, and barriers to, participation of women in the Asian labour market for its socio-economic development and structural transformation. Based on original comparative research and extensive fieldwork, Transformation of Women at Work in Asia highlights the commonalities as well as the diverse nature of challenges that women across Asia face in gaining access to more and better jobs. Findings show that women across the continent have contributed significantly to its spectacular growth story; yet, social norms and economic factors limit their levels of participation. The book calls for a comprehensive approach to improve opportunities for women's participation in the labour market as well as for the freedom to engage in paid employment. This will, in turn, contribute to a more inclusive growth process. It addresses important challenges faced by women workers and provides policy options for governments to promote decent work opportunities for women across social strata.

Emerging Lessons on Women's Entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292613537
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Emerging Lessons on Women's Entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific by : Asian Development Bank

Download or read book Emerging Lessons on Women's Entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Asia Foundation prepared this report as a guide to support women's entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific. The three parts of the report cover the key barriers that women in Asia and the Pacific face when trying to establish or grow a business, case studies of projects supported by ADB and The Asia Foundation throughout the region, and proposed areas for further research. The recommendations are aimed at creating an enabling environment for women entrepreneurs and strategies for addressing gaps and leveraging opportunities.

Women and the Judiciary in the Asia-Pacific

Author : Melissa Crouch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316518329
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Women and the Judiciary in the Asia-Pacific written by Melissa Crouch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First comparative study of women judges in the Asia-Pacific based on empirical socio-legal research.

Balancing the Burden?

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292571702
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Balancing the Burden? written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This desk review explores the links between infrastructure development and women's time poverty in Asia and the Pacific by drawing on time-use data and reviewing existing research and evidence from impact evaluations. Three questions are asked: (i) What contribution does infrastructure make in reducing women's time poverty, and how is this being recorded? (ii) Are women's time savings resulting from increased access to infrastructure used for productive work that also reduces consumption poverty? (iii) Can infrastructure projects more effectively reduce both time and consumption poverty for women?

Wife Or Worker?

Author : Nicola Piper
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780742523777
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Wife Or Worker? written by Nicola Piper and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume challenges the perception of Asian women as either mail-order brides or overseas workers. There are a wide range of case studies, all showing the multiplicity of roles women maintain, and emphasizing the point that marriage, work and migration are inextricably linked.

Women in Business and Management

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789221288732
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book Women in Business and Management written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As women overtake men in education, they are running one-third of the world's businesses. However, women business-owners are concentrated in small and microbusinesses; fewer than 5 percent of CEOs of the largest global corporations are women. "Women in Business and Management" brings together available data and ILO statistics to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date, and global picture of women in the business world and in management positions. The report highlights the business case for gender diversity, the obstacles that women still face, and ways to move ahead. It advocates a greater role for national business organizations, which can assist their member companies in implementing policies and measures to recruit and retain talented women.

Bound to Emancipate

Author : Angelina Chin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442215615
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Bound to Emancipate written by Angelina Chin and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emancipation, a defining feature of twentieth-century China society, is explored in detail in this compelling study. Angelina Chin expands the definition of women’s emancipation by examining what this rhetoric meant to lower-class women, especially those who were engaged in stigmatized sexualized labor who were treated by urban elites as uncivilized, rural, threatening, and immoral. Beginning in the early twentieth century, as a result of growing employment opportunities in the urban areas and the decline of rural industries, large numbers of young single lower-class women from rural south China moved to Guangzhou and Hong Kong, forming a crucial component of the service labor force as shops and restaurants for the new middle class started to develop. Some of these women worked as prostitutes, teahouse waitresses, singers, and bonded household laborers. At the time, the concept of“women’s emancipation” was high on the nationalist and modernizing agenda of progressive intellectuals, missionaries, and political activists. The metaphor of freeing an enslaved or bound woman’s body was ubiquitous in local discussions and social campaigns in both cities as a way of empowering women to free their bodies and to seek marriage and work opportunities. Nevertheless, the highly visible presence of sexualized lower-class women in the urban space raised disturbing questions in the two modernizing cities about morality and the criteria for urban citizenship. Examining various efforts by the Guangzhou and Hong Kong political participants to regulate women’s occupations and public behaviors, Bound to Emancipate shows how the increased visibility of lower-class women and their casual interactions with men in urban South China triggered new concerns about identity, consumption, governance, and mobility in the 1920s and 1930s. Shedding new light on the significance of South China in modern Chinese history, Chin also contributes to our understanding of gender and women’s history in China.

Women in Asian Management

Author : Yimolwan Yukongdi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317998979
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Women in Asian Management written by Yimolwan Yukongdi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to a recent study by the ILO (2001), women’s share of the labour force is increasing worldwide. Today, women’s participation rate in the labour force is over 40 per cent of the global workforce. Higher educational levels and falling fertility rates have contributed to this increased participation. There is also some evidence that women in some Asian countries may be less marginalised in their advancement into top managerial positions than their counterparts elsewhere. As women become more educated and qualified for managerial positions, the number of Asian women managers and executives is predicted to rise over the next decade. This book examines the opportunities and barriers for women managers in Asia and presents an update on their progress in management. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Asian Pacific Business Review.

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on the Identification of the Basic Needs of Women in Asia and the Pacific and on the Formulation of a Program of Work

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Author : Asian and Pacific Centre for Women and Development (APCWD)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Report of the Expert Group Meeting on the Identification of the Basic Needs of Women in Asia and the Pacific and on the Formulation of a Program of Work written by Asian and Pacific Centre for Women and Development (APCWD) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Leveraging Trade for Women's Economic Empowerment in the Pacific

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 929261617X
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Leveraging Trade for Women's Economic Empowerment in the Pacific written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides insights on how trade can be leveraged for greater economic empowerment of women in the Pacific. It includes an analysis of how gender mainstreaming in Aid for Trade interventions could catalyze greater donor support to help the region benefit from truly inclusive trade-driven growth. In the Pacific, the labor force participation gap between men and women has narrowed, but women there are still less likely to be in work than men. Women are also more likely to be working in low-paid, low-skilled jobs, or informal, vulnerable employment. To tap into the full potential of the female labor force and entrepreneurial potential, much more needs to be done.

Gender and Global Politics in the Asia-Pacific

Author : B. D'Costa
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230617743
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Gender and Global Politics in the Asia-Pacific written by B. D'Costa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates the integral nature of gendered issues and feminist frameworks for a comprehensive understanding of contemporary IR bringing together the work of feminist scholars, teachers and activists into a coherent and accessible collection.