Dependence and Autonomy - Women''s Employment and the Family in Calcutta

With an increased 'female' workforce, the traditional cultural belief that a woman's place is in the home has been strongly challenged. Originally published in 1991 and based on extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, this title examines the question of whether economic independence is a precondition for women's emancipation.

List of contents

List of Tables, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction: Issues, Methods and Empirical Background, 2. Employed Women: The Social and Economic Background, 3. Working Lives: Women in the Labour Force, 4. Working Lives: The Domestic Arena, 5. Employment and Autonomy: Women’s Wages and the Distribution and Management of Household Income, 6. Employment and Autonomy: Ideological Struggles, 7. Dependence and Autonomy: Women’s Employment and the Family in Calcutta, 8. Conclusion, Appendix: What Measures Would Help Employed Women? Notes, Bibliography, Name Index, Subject Index

Summary

With an increased ‘female’ workforce, the traditional cultural belief that a woman’s place is in the home has been strongly challenged. Originally published in 1991 and based on extensive fieldwork within Bengali households, this title examines the question of whether economic independence is a precondition for women’s emancipation.

Product details

• Authors: Hilary Standing, Standing Hilary
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032286068
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228606-8
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women and Work
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, India, Kolkata, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, Gender studies: women, Sociology: work & labour, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: work and labour