Challenging the simplistic story by which feminism has become complicit in neoliberalism, this book traces the course of globalization of women’s economic empowerment from the Global South to the Global North and critically examines the practice of empowering low-income women, primarily...

Beruf und Familie, das geht in Deutschland offenbar noch immer nicht zusammen. Denn 5,6 Millionen Frauen unter 60 Jahren sind nicht erwerbstätig - das sind 28 Prozent. Damit bleibt ein riesiges Potenzial an Wissen und Erfahrung für den Arbeitsmarkt ungenutzt. Den Ursachen dafür geht Jutta...

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part I Women’s Family Responsibilities and Employment in China -- Chapter 2 Market Wage, Child Care, and the Employment of Married Women in China -- Chapter 3 Parent Care and Middle-aged Women’s Employment -- Part II The Gender Gap in China’s Labor Market and...

"In the emotional public debate about women and work, conventional wisdom holds that middle-class women "choose" whether or not to work, while working class "need" to work. Yet, despite the recent economic crisis, national trends show that middle-class women are more likely to work than...

In the last decades, women’s role in the workforce has dramatically changed, though gender inequality persists and for women, gender identity still prevails over work identity. It is important not to forget or diminish the historical role of women in the labour market though and this book...