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Article: Women Workers and Global Restructuring. (book reviews)
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 1991
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Women Workers and Global Restructuring In recent years, millions of women in the Thirld World have entered the paid work force in the employ of transnatonal corporations and their ancillary enterprises, including contractors and subcontractors. In some Asian countries, women now form the majority of workers in a growing number of industries producing for Western markets, including the garment, electrical, appliance, semiconductor, shoe, doll, and toy industries.
This new book, edited by Kathryn Ward, an associate professor of sociology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, takes a rare look at the working women of the Third World, as well as at their ...