ANTH 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Nanny
Sex and Gender in Culture
6/6/18
Spring 2018
Gender and Globalization
A. Uneven effects of globalization
- Women seen as more obedient, docile and more easily monitored, disciplined.
- Women often earn meager wages
- Often 1/3 less than male counter-parts
- Transnational political-economic institutions
- Like World Bank, IMF
- Tend to fund men over women.
- Many African countries often five preferences to men in setting up agribusinesses
and other companies
- Women –having a higher rate of poverty- have difficulty to afford global information
technologies
- Ex: internet
- Effects training and ability to get jobs.
- And housework and child care
- Women suffer disproportionately re political/ social justice/ educational rights---
have lowest positions
- Women are often the first to be fired
B. Gender in globalized Economy
- Women represent only 20% in US congress
- 17.9% in House of Reps
- A far higher growth rate of number of women in US jails
- Death threats for advocating gender equality in some Islamic countries.
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Document Summary
Gender and globalization: uneven effects of globalization. Women seen as more obedient, docile and more easily monitored, disciplined. Many african countries often five preferences to men in setting up agribusinesses. Women having a higher rate of poverty- have difficulty to afford global information technologies. Effects training and ability to get jobs. Women suffer disproportionately re political/ social justice/ educational rights--- have lowest positions. Women are often the first to be fired: gender in globalized economy. Women represent only 20% in us congress. A far higher growth rate of number of women in us jails. Death threats for advocating gender equality in some islamic countries. Vulnerability of women and children in household that favor men re consumption. Women are often responsible for household budgeting/ maintenance. Redu(cid:272)tio(cid:374) i(cid:374) go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t expe(cid:374)ditures hit (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s jo(cid:271)s. Global economy depends on a transnational labor force. Migrant women largely abandoned in the host country. Female kin responsible for children and domestic care: gender in the globalized economy.
