Dependence and autonomy : women's employment and the family in Calcutta
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Dependence and autonomy : women's employment and the family in Calcutta
Routledge, 1991
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Description
Until recently, Calcutta has been notable for having one of the lowest rates of female employment in India. This has been largely determined by strong cultural beliefs that a woman's place is in the home. However, in recent years, the growth of "female" jobs in the small-scale industry and service sectors, combined with an increase in male unemployment has resulted in a sudden increase in the numbers of women entering the labour force. Based on Hilary Standing's extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, "Dependence and Autonomy" considers the effects of women's employment on the labour market, the household, and the women themselves. Particular attention is paid to the role of the life cycle and of class position in determining the impact of employment, and the work is set withing and historical perspective on gender and employment in Bengali society.
Table of Contents
- Issues, methods and empirical background
- employed women - the social and economic background
- working lives - women in the labour force
- working lives - the domestic arena
- employment and autonomy - women's wages and the distribution and management of household income
- employment and autonomy - ideological struggles
- dependence and autonomy - women's employment and the family in Calcutta. Appendix - what measures would help employed women?.
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