Gender and the Economic Crisis (Working in Gender & Development)

167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: Introduction / Ruth Pearson and Caroline Sweetman The global economic crisis, its gender and ethnic implications, and policy responses / Stephanie Seguino Gender and the global economic crisis in developing countries : a framework for analysis / Diane Elson Critical times : gendered implications of the economic crisis for migrant workers from Burma/Myanmar in Thailand / Jackie Pollock and Soe Lin Aung Feminized recession : impact of the global financial crisis on women garment workers in the Philippines / Kristina Gaerlan [and others] Securing the fruits of their labours : the effect of the crisis on women farm workers in Peru's Ica valley / Reineira Arguello Cheap and disposable? : the impact of the global economic crisis on the migration of Ethiopian women domestic workers to the Gulf / Bina Fernandez The effects of the global economic crisis on women in the informal economy : research findings from WIEGO and the Inclusive Cities partners / Zoe Elena Horn How the global economic crisis reaches marginalized workers : the case of street traders in Johannesburg, South Africa / Jennifer Cohen Crisis, care and childhood : the impact of economic crisis on care work in poor households in the developing world / Jessica Espey, Caroline Harper and Nicola Jones Resources / compiled by Liz Cooke.…