Die globalisierte Frau

Name: Die globalisierte Frau
Author: Christa Wichterich
ISBN: 1856497402

by Christa Wichterich (2000)

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"Demonstrating exactly how women, all over the world, have become the call-girls of the global labour market, the author of this book uses a mixture of case studies, examples and quotations to illustrate some hard facts. She looks at women across the world - to show how their lives have been turned upside down by industrialization in the South and a return to homeworking in the North. We meet Martha, 17-year old mother of two in Harlem, who cannot afford medical provision on the salary she has been forced to accept; Margaret, former secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture in Nairobi, now trading in second-hand clothes; Li Thi, a Vietnamese woman who is paid $500 a year for stitching the same running shoes that a top US basketball player is paid $20 million a year to promote.". "From New York to Phnom Penh, from Moscow to Dakar, we see the devastating effects of the unfettered power of transnational corporations on women's lives. This book charts that devastation and calls for urgent action - by states across the world and by women themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

Setting / LocationNew York City

Story EraModern Era

Protagonist / CoreDie globalisierte Frau Lead Character

Themes & Moods

Sports & Outdoors Competition, International Employment International Competition International division of labor Labor market Modern Era

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