Women and industrial development

Geoffrey Woodley (mailto:GWOODLEY@FACL.LAN.MCGILL.CA)
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:43:56 EST

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Date:         Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:43:56 EST
From: Geoffrey Woodley <mailto:GWOODLEY@FACL.LAN.MCGILL.CA>
Subject:      Women and industrial development
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>

Hi,
I wonder if I might draw on the collective knowledge of suscribers to
this list and ask if anyone knows of good, recent sources on women
and industrial development? I am particularly looking for texts that
are both theoretically and empirically strong and which study the
condition of women in comparative perspective.

Also, if anyone wants to pick up this issue, I'd be interested to hear views on the ways in which "the gender variable" can help us understand forms and sequences of industrialization. Do variations in women's relationships to states and work result in variations in the forms and sequences of industrialization? If not, what would a feminist theory of industrialization look like and tell us?

I hope this sparks a lively discussion.

Geoffrey Woodley Graduate Student McGill University - Sociology