WGST 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Leymah Gbowee, Wgst, Cultural Globalization
7 Apr 2015
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Key terms: precarious labour, neo liberalism, globalization, economic globalization, cultural globalization, feminization of migration, sex tourism, sex trafficking. Excerpt from half the sky: muhammad yunis: differences that economic equality/opportunity brings, leymah gbowee: economic empowerment is a major tool for women"s equality. Figure out ways to help people find money then they will use it to benefit them and there family. To get one out of poverty you have to deal with every matter/deal. Women have been faced with: abuse, the children, drunk husbands. Women are key in helping the family get out of poverty. February 24, 2015: particularly vulnerabilities that women living in poverty face include: Globalization and women: globalization refers to: the intergration of many economics (local, national) into a single global market, regulated by the wto (treaty organization created in 1995). 3. neo liberalism- sounds like a good thing, but can be dangerous (particularly for those who are vulnerable)
