Business of Women''s Empowerment - Corporate Gender Politics in the Global South

This book critically examines how ideals of female entrepreneurial conduct are transmitted, ideologically anchored and negotiated as well as the kind of societal transformations the initiative opens up in two national contexts.

List of contents

Introduction: Win-Win Capitalism
1. Approaches to Corporate-Led Empowerment in The Global South
2. Feminist Research in the Wake of Corporate Power
3. Branding Poverty: The Values of Women's Empowerment
4. "Open Happiness": Empowering Emotions
5. The Entrepreneurialization of Feminized Labor
Conclusion: The Contradictions of Corporate Gender Politics
References

About the author

Sofie Tornhill is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Studies at Linnaeus University.

Summary

This book critically examines how ideals of female entrepreneurial conduct are transmitted, ideologically anchored and negotiated as well as the kind of societal transformations the initiative opens up for in two national contexts.

Product details

• Authors: Sofie Tornhill
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781786601599
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-159-9
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Global Political Economies of Gender and Sexuality; Global Political Economies of
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Political Economy, Gender studies, gender groups