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How Inequality Defines Women's Work in Asia
OXFAM ISSUE BRIEFING JUNE 2016 Factory workers step out of their shuttle bus as their shift ends. Hlaing Thar Yar Industrial Zone, Yangon, November 2015. Photo: Kaung Htet/Oxfam UNDERPAID AND UNDERVALUED: HOW INEQUALITY DEFINES WOMEN’S WORK IN ASIA Rising economic inequality across Asia is threatening poverty reduction and slowing down the fight against gender inequality. Although the region has experienced economic growth, the bottom 70 percent have seen their income share fall while the share for the top 10 percent has increased rapidly. Low wages and a lack of rights at work, particularly for women, are at the heart of this scandal. At the same time, women are subsidizing the economy with a disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work. Achieving living wages and recognizing, redistributing and reducing unpaid care work could support both economic and gender equality in Asia and should be prioritized by both governments and businesses. www.oxfam.org 1 INTRODUCTION For women across Asia, access to decent work and a living wage represents a fundamental pathway out of poverty, and one of the best ways to counter the dangerous tide of growing economic inequality. Yet in recent decades, working people, in rich and poor countries alike, have received a smaller and smaller slice of the economic pie, while those who own capital have seen their assets grow disproportionately. Low wages for the majority of people, and particularly for women, are at the heart of this scandal. At the same time, women continue to carry out the majority of unpaid care and domestic work, which is essential to keep economies functioning but is unrecognized and undermined in policy making. -
Women in the Workforce an Unmet Potential in Asia and the Pacific
WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE AN UNMET POTENTIAL IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE AN UNMET POTENTIAL IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) © 2015 Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 632 4444; Fax +63 2 636 2444 www.adb.org; openaccess.adb.org Some rights reserved. Published in 2015. Printed in the Philippines. ISBN 978-92-9254-913-8 (Print), 978-92-9254-914-5 (e-ISBN) Publication Stock No. RPT157205-2 Cataloging-In-Publication Data Asian Development Bank Women in the workforce: An unmet potential in Asia and the Pacific. Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2015. 1. Economics of gender. 2. Female labor force participation. I. Asian Development Bank. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. -
Asian Muslim Women in General
Introduction Huma Ahmed-Ghosh Muslim women’s lives in Asia traverse a terrain of experiences that defy the homogenization of “the Muslim woman.” The articles in this volume reveal the diverse lived experiences of Muslim women in Islamic states as well as in states with substantial Muslim populations in Asia and the North American diaspora.1 The contributions2 reflect upon the plurality of Mus- lim women’s experiences and realities and the complexity of their agency. Muslim women attain selfhood in individual and collective terms, at times through resistance and at other times through conformity. While women are found to resist multilevel patriarchies such as the State, the family, local feudal relations, and global institutions, they also accept some social norms and expectations about their place in society because of their beliefs and faith. Together, this results in women’s experience being shaped by particular structural constraints within different societies that frame their often limited options. One also has to be aware of academic rhetoric on “equality” or at least women’s rights in Islam and in the Quran and the reality of women’s lived experience. In bringing the diverse experiences of Asian women to light, I hope this book will be of social and political value to people who are increasingly curious, particularly post 9/11,3 about Islam and the lives of Muslim women globally. Authors in this collection locate their analysis in the intersectionality of numerous identities. While the focus in each contribution is on Muslim women, they are Muslim in a way framed by their specific context that includes class and ethnicity, and local positionality that is impacted by inter- national and national interests and by the specificities of their geographic locations. -
The Ohio State University
MAKING COMMON CAUSE?: WESTERN AND MIDDLE EASTERN FEMINISTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MOVEMENT, 1911-1948 DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Charlotte E. Weber, M.A. * * * * * The Ohio State University 2003 Dissertation Committee: Approved by Professor Leila J. Rupp, Adviser Professor Susan M. Hartmann _________________________ Adviser Professor Ellen Fleischmann Department of History ABSTRACT This dissertation exposes important junctures between feminism, imperialism, and orientalism by investigating the encounter between Western and Middle Eastern feminists in the first-wave international women’s movement. I focus primarily on the International Alliance of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citizenship, and to a lesser extent, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. By examining the interaction and exchanges among Western and Middle Eastern women (at conferences and through international visits, newsletters and other correspondence), as well as their representations of “East” and “West,” this study reveals the conditions of and constraints on the potential for feminist solidarity across national, cultural, and religious boundaries. In addition to challenging the notion that feminism in the Middle East was “imposed” from outside, it also complicates conventional wisdom about the failure of the first-wave international women’s movement to accommodate difference. Influenced by growing ethos of cultural internationalism -
Women in Migration; a Third World Focus
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 232 807 RC 014 216 AUTHOR Youssef, Nadia; And Others TITLE Women in Migration; A Third World Focus. INSTITUTION International Center for Research on Women, Washington, D.C. SPONS AGENCY Agency for International Development (IDCA), Washington, D.C. Office of Women in Development. PUB DATE Jun 79 GRANT AID/otr-G-1592 NOTE 190p.; For related document, see RC 014 215. PUB TYPE Reports - Research/Technical (143) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Achievement; Age; Demography; *Developing Nations; Economic Factors; *Economic Status; Employment Patterns; Family Structure; *Females; Foreign Countries; Heads of Households; Males; Marital Status; *Migrants; *Migration Patterns; *Rural to Urban Migration; Sex Differences; Social Status IDENTIFIERS Africa; Asia; Central America; Middle East; South America ABSTRACT Spurred in part by the apparent contradiction between recent data on the magnitude of autonomous female migration and the lack of acknowledgment of that data in recent literature,a 1979 study attempted to define women migrants in 46 Third World Countries in terms of age, marital status, socioeconomic status, factors motivating migration, and effects of migration. Because data from publications, national censuses, and studies frequently didnot focus on autonomous female migrants, researchers constructed a sex differential migration index. While many regional differences existed in the areas studied (Africa, Asia, Central America, the MiddleEast, South America), female outmigration generally dominated onlyamong migrants over age 50. Most female migrantswere adolescent, in their early twenties, or over 50. Most were single and had less education than male migrants. A growing percentage migrated, often in step-wise fashion, for economic reasons. Having migrated to urbanareas, many female migrants found themselves in low-paying, low status jobs. -
“Muslim Women” in Asia Moors, A
“Muslim Women” in Asia Moors, A. Citation Moors, A. (2008). “Muslim Women” in Asia. Isim Review, 21(1), 56-56. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/17227 Version: Not Applicable (or Unknown) License: Leiden University Non-exclusive license Downloaded https://hdl.handle.net/1887/17227 from: Note: To cite this publication please use the final published version (if applicable). ISIM/Workshop “Muslim Women” in Asia ANNELIES MOORS ISIM organized a workshop on “Transnational Circuits: ‘Muslim Women’ are shifting from matrilineal large extended households into small in- in Asia” as part of the conference on Inter-Asian Connections convened dividual household units with patrilineal emphasis, often in new neigh- by the Social Science Research Council together with the Dubai School bourhoods. Other families choose to remain in the old Muslim area, of Government in Dubai from 21-23 February. The conference aimed building large properties and trying to re-constitute matrilineages, to launch new, transregional, and comparative research initiatives that enabled by remittances from the Gulf. In these settings transnational go beyond more narrowly defined area-studies approaches and focus migration, family relations and notions of the self contitute each other on the connections between different parts of Asia. The workshop ad- interchangeably. Rehana Sultana and K.C. Bindu zoned in on the phe- dressed how women’s subjectivities were transformed in new transna- nomenon of senior Arab citizens visiting Hyderabad to marry young tional circuits of labour and consumption. It focused on the involvement local women. As they pointed out, marriages between an Indian woman of Muslim women in Asia in these circuits, be it as mobile people or as and an Arab man in itself need not pose a problem and are part of a long producers, propagators, and consumers of things, ideas, and images on history of connections with the Arab world. -
Asian Studies (ASST) 1
Asian Studies (ASST) 1 Asian Studies (ASST) Courses ASST 0811. Asian Behavior & Thought. 3 Credit Hours. This course is an introduction to some of the major philosophical and religious traditions of Asia, and their roles in Asia and the world today. You will learn about some of the dominant features of these traditions and be exposed to several important ideas, institutions, and practices. How do these ideas influence the behavior of individuals and communities? How does individual and communal behavior and beliefs differ regionally and historically? We will read and discuss selections from primary works as well as secondary scholarship, while surveying key doctrines and historical developments. Note: This course fulfills the Human Behavior (GB) requirement for students under GenEd and Individual & Society (IN) for students under Core. Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have successfully completed any of the following: CRIT 0811, PHIL 0811, CHI 0811, JPNS 0811, REL 0811, or REL 0911. Course Attributes: GB Repeatability: This course may not be repeated for additional credits. ASST 0815. Language in Society. 3 Credit Hours. How did language come about? How many languages are there in the world? How do people co-exist in countries where there are two or more languages? How do babies develop language? Should all immigrants take a language test when applying for citizenship? Should English become an official language of the United States? In this course we will address these and many other questions, taking linguistic facts as a point of departure and considering their implications for our society. Through discussions and hands-on projects, students will learn how to collect, analyze, and interpret language data and how to make informed decisions about language and education policies as voters and community members. -
General Resources - East Asia
GENERAL RESOURCES - EAST ASIA Artasiamerica artasiamerica is a professional digital archive of Asian/Asian American contemporary visual artists. It is a historical image & document archive specialized in Asian American visual culture from 1945 to the present. http://artasiamerica.org/ Asia for Educators An initiative of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University, Asia for Educators (AFE) is designed to serve faculty and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature at the undergraduate and pre-college levels. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu The Asia-Pacific Journal The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus is a peer-reviewed on-line publication providing critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific and the world. The Journal explores the geopolitics, economics, history, society, culture, international relations and environment of the modern and contemporary Asia- Pacific region. http://apjjf.org/ Asia Society The leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future. The website provides a plethora of country and region specific information, as well as global education and international studies content including blog posts, articles, event broadcasts, lectures, curriculum, lesson plans, and activities. http://asiasociety.org Assessing 21st-Century Skills and Competencies Around the World http://asiasociety.org/global-cities-education-network/assessing-21st-century-skills-and- competencies-around-world How do teachers assess things like creativity and collaboration, or cross-cultural skills? The Asia Society’s new report, Measuring 21st Century Competencies, focuses on just that question. -
Gendered Inequalities in Asia
A fresh multidisciplinary perspective on gender inequalities Gendered Global processes with flows in money, commodities RYDSTRØM and people have made it increasingly varied and blurred in what it means to be a female or male in Asia today. Inequalities By focusing on unequal access to political and religious power, occupation and health facilities, as well as different options when it comes to family life and sexuality, the recognition of women and men is in Asia explored in this volume as manifestations of ideas about femininity and masculinity. Readers will find ASIA IN INEQUALITIES GENDERED insightful contributions that consider how gender relations in Asia – and indeed the very meaning Configuring, Contesting and of gender itself – are affected by neo-liberalism, globalization and economic growth; security in all of Recognizing Women and Men its meanings; multiculturalism, race and class; family life, power and intergenerational support; religious discourses and activism; and by male norms in Edited by Helle Rydstrøm politics. Helle Rydstrøm is an associate professor at the Department of Gender Studies, Lund University, Sweden, with research focusing on gender issues in Vietnam. Her Embodying Morality: Growing Up in Rural Northern Vietnam (University of Hawai‘i Press) was shortlisted for the prestigious Harry J. Benda Prize. Together with Lisa Drummond, she edited Gender Practices in Contemporary Vietnam, also published by NIAS Press. Gendering Asia a series on gender intersections www.niaspress.dk Rydstrom-cover.indd 1 16/11/2009 14:57 GENDERED INEQUALITIES IN ASIA Prelims_Rydstr.indd 1 16/11/09 12:05:51 GENDERING ASIA A Series on Gender Intersections Gendering Asia addresses the ways in which power and constructions of gender, sex, sexuality and the body intersect with one another and pervade contemporary Asian societies. -
CSW) 56 Women, Peace and Security Perspective
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Summary Report Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 56 Women, Peace and Security Perspective Content 1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................1 2. Background on CSW55 and Women, Peace and Security (WPS)........................................................1 3. Outcomes from CSW56....................................................................................................2 4. Women, Peace and Security at CSW56 ...............................................................................2 5. WILPF at CSW56 …………………………………………………………………….3 5. Summaries from Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Events at CSW56.............................................3 6. Reporters ...........................................................................................................................................17 7. Useful links.......................................................................................................................................18 1. Introduction This document provides a summary of CSW56 events from a Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Perspective. The 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Monday, 27 February to Friday, 9 March 2012. This session focused on the theme of "the empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development -
Women's Political Networks
Women’s Political Networks Defining Leadership, Breaking Barriers, and Fostering Change Lucina Di Meco WOMEN’S POLITICAL NETWORKS THE COMPLETE GUIDE Women’s Political Networks: Defining Leadership, Breaking Barriers, and Fostering Change Acknowledgements I’d like to gracefully acknowledge all the politicians, gender experts and managers of political networks who generously took part in this study, sharing with me their experiences and thoughts regarding women’s political networks. In alphabetical Gwen K. Young, Director order, they are: Achol Williams, Aida Balamaci, Ajla van Heel, Alessia Mosca, Anita Perez Ferguson, Anna Burke, Aretha Frances, Caroline Hubbard, Federiga Bindi, Marie Principe, Funke Baruwa, Gabriela Jakovleva, Gabriella Borovsky, Hanane Ennadir, Hilary Program Associate Anderson, Krishanti Dharmaraj, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jessica Berns, Jessica Althea Lloyd, Grounds, Jessica Huber, Joanna Maycock, Joyce Banda, Kah Walla, Kent Da- Program Coordinator vis-Packard, Khadija Idrissi Janati, Khatoun Haidar, Kristin Haffert, Kristen Sam- Ellysse Dick, ple, Kudzai Makombe, Lana Ackar, Lesia Radelicki, Lia Quartapelle, Lindy Wafula, Communications Assistant Margarita Percovich, Maria Eugenia Valverde, Maria Ysabel Cedano, Mahnaz Afkhami, Mary Balikungeri, Massimo Tommasoli, Melanne Verveer, Randi Davis, Special thanks to Gwen K. Sandra Pepera, Susannah Wellford, Sonia Palmieri, Sonja Lokar, Susan Markham, Young and Marie Principe Teina Mackenzie, Valeria Fedeli, Valerie Dowling, Vivian Roza, Zeina Hilal. In for editing this publication and to Ellysse Dick for the addition, I’d like to acknowledge Karine Lepillez, who read the manuscript and design and layout. provided critical comments and Elyse Gainor, who kindly proofread it. Finally, a special thank you goes to Gwen Young, Director of the Global Women’s Leadership About the Initiative and Women in Public Service Project at the Wilson Center, who believed in the importance of this research and made it possible. -
The All-Asian Women's Conference 1931: Indian Women and Their Leadership of a Pan-Asian Feminist Organisation
Mukherjee, S. (2017). The All-Asian Women's Conference 1931: Indian women and their leadership of a pan-Asian feminist organisation. Women's History Review, 26(3), 363-381. https://doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2016.1163924 Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record License (if available): CC BY Link to published version (if available): 10.1080/09612025.2016.1163924 Link to publication record in Explore Bristol Research PDF-document This is the final published version of the article (version of record). It first appeared online via Taylor & Francis at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09612025.2016.1163924. Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. University of Bristol - Explore Bristol Research General rights This document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/red/research-policy/pure/user-guides/ebr-terms/ Women's History Review ISSN: 0961-2025 (Print) 1747-583X (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rwhr20 The All-Asian Women's Conference 1931: Indian women and their leadership of a pan-Asian feminist organisation Sumita Mukherjee To cite this article: Sumita Mukherjee (2017) The All-Asian Women's Conference 1931: Indian women and their leadership of a pan-Asian feminist organisation, Women's History Review, 26:3, 363-381, DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2016.1163924 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09612025.2016.1163924 © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Published online: 21 Jun 2016.