Gender, Work, and Economy: Unpacking the Global Economy - Tapa dura

" Heidi Gottfried s synthesis and original analysis is a welcome addition to research trying to grasp the complexities of globalization from a feminist perspective. As review, critique and analysis, Gender, Work, and Economy makes an important contribution to our understanding of gendered social process, structure and relations. Work Employment and Society With its nuanced and systematic review of all the important issues, this will become a classic work on the field of gender and work. Sylvia Walby, Lancaster University Gottfried gives a thorough gendered analysis of work and economy in our globalizing world, showing theoretically and empirically how gender is central in these processes. This book provides essential grounding for future work in this area. Joan Acker, University of Oregon Gottfried has written a thoughtful, comprehensive, theoretically insightful review of the field of gender and work, locating the discussion within the evolving context of globalization. The book would make a terrific backbone for an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate seminar in gender and work or gender and globalization. Leslie Salzinger, University of California, Berkeley

This engaging text uses a feminist lens to uncover the hidden worlds of gender and work, addressing questions about how structural inequalities are produced and persist. Highlighting the social relationships that drive the global economy, the book explores how economic transformations not only change the way we work, but how we live our lives.