Woman's Role in Economic Development
'Boserup's contribution to our thinking on women�s role in development cannot be underestimated. Her keen observations, her use of empirical data and her commitment to greater gender equality are still an inspiration to students, researchers and activists who are interested in a better and more equal world.' From the new Introduction by Nazneen Kanji, Su Fei Tan and Camilla Toulmin 'Women�s Role in Economic Development has become a key reference book for anyone - student, scholar, or...
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Pioneering, fully documented study of women in the process of economic and social growth, whether in employment, land rights, industrialization or marriage, throughout the Third World.
Introduction Nazneen Kanji Su Fei Tan Camilla Toulmin vPreface xxviiIn the VillageMale and Female Farming Systems 3The Division of Labour within African Agriculture 4The Plough, The Veil and the Labourer 12Population Pressure and Sex Roles in Farming 19The Economics of Polygamy 25The Status of Younger Wives 29Work Input and Women's Status 35Loss of Status under European Rule 41The Responsibility of the Europeans 41From Cultivator to Family Aid 45The Revolt of the Women 51The Casual Worker 54The Influence of Caste on Women's Work and Wages 57Cheap Labour for the Export Sector 64The Female Coolie 67The Impact of Agricultural Modernization on the Employment of Women 68In the TownWomen in a Men's World 73Sex and Race in Market Trade 75Work Input and Earnings of Market Women 80From the Market Place to the Super-Market 83Female Services in Male Towns 87Domestic Servants 91Industry: From the Hut to the Factory 94Women's Drop-out from Industry 98Why Employers Prefer Male Workers 100Why Women Shun the Factory 102The Educated Woman 107Seclusion in the Professions 111The Feminization of Clerical Jobs 118The Pull of White Collar Jobs 123Women in the Urban Hierarchy 127Sex Differentials in Industrial Skills and Wages 129The Hierarchy of Race and Sex 135The Status of White Collar Workers 139From Village to TownThe Lure of the Towns 145The Value of Subsistence Production 148Subsistence Activities in Urban Areas 155Urban Job Opportunities for Women 162The Two Steps in Economic Development 164The Impact of Tradition and of Imported Culture Patterns 167The Pattern of Migration and of Female Work 171The Arab and the Latin American Patterns 174The South East Asian Pattern 176The African Pattern 178The Unemployment Scare 182Employment Opportunities in Rural Areas 185The Urban Labour Market 189Education as a Cause of Unemployment 191The Cost of Urbanization 194The Strategy of Development Planning 196The Design of Female Education 199The Productivity of Female Labour 200The Escape from Competition 202Training for the Modern Sector 208A New Pattern for the Future 211Appendix Tables 214Notes to Tables and Figures 248List of Works Cited 251Author Index 264Subject Index 267
