The transformation of women's lives in the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching social and … economic phenomena, affecting not only women, but also their partners and children. This Handbook provides the first … special attention is given to developed and developing economies, because the constraints women face and the key policy issues …

confronting women throughout the world--including nonmarket scenarios, such as marriage, family, fertility choice, and bargaining … for thinking about gender from an economic perspective. Addresses economic issues for women throughout the world, in both … social norms, economic outcomes for women remain markedly worse than for men. Drawing on insights from feminism …

under Colonialism -- Women under German Colonialism -- White Women in Africa -- Housewifization -- Notes … Rediscovers Third World Women -- Why Women? -- Women as 'Breeders' and Consumers -- Linkages: Some Examples -- Conclusion -- Notes …A ground-breaking theory of capitalist patriarchy explaining women's exploitation from the beginning …