Pathways Brief 3. Paid Work, Women's Empowerment and Gender Justice: Critical Pathways of Social Change

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2008
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Social Change
First published:
1 January 2008
Authors:
Kabeer, N.

Abstract

Women鈥檚 presence in labour markets has increased in many parts of the world with the integration of the global economy and the spread of flexible labour markets. Paid work has become a primary route through which large numbers of women in developing countries enter the public domain. MDG 3 on gender equality and women鈥檚 empowerment cites women鈥檚 share of non-agricultural employment as a key indicator of progress. Yet there is little agreement about whether, and what kind of paid work, contributes to women鈥檚 empowerment.

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