Abstract
The effects of globalization on women are mixed: they can be positive and negative, direct and indirect. It is a matter of fine judgement, laced with a touch of ideology, as to whether or not the evidence points, on balance, towards a positive rather than a negative influence. Although no contemporary society treats its women as well as its men, gender inequalities are less severe today than they were half a century ago. There are many reasons for this improvement; globalization is just one of them.
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Further Reading
Marchand, M.H. and Parpart, J. (eds) (1995) Feminism, Postmodernism and Development (London, Routledge).
Peterson, V.S and Runyan, A.S. (1999) Global Gender Issues, 2nd edn (Boulder, CO, Westview Press).
Yuval-Davis, N. and Werbner, P. (eds) (1999) Women, Citizenship and Difference (London, Zed Books).
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George, V., Wilding, P. (2002). Globalization and Gender Inequalities. In: Globalisation and Human Welfare. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-1401-9_5
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