Article
Women and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Construction Workers in Contemporary India
Development in Practice
(2010)
Abstract
This article identifies the opportunities and constraints faced by female construction workers in urban India, citing empirical research conducted in the city of Ahmedabad. The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) conducted three surveys in 1998, 2003, and 2007 to learn more about the needs and priorities of construction workers in the context of economic globalisation. While enthusiastically endorsing the role that training and certification can play in providing skilled women with opportunities for quality employment, the author emphasises the need for wider policy intervention at the state and national levels to ensure that such programmes have replicable, sustainable, and gender-equitable results.
Keywords
- Gender and diversity,
- globalization and labour,
- construction,
- women,
- India
Disciplines
Publication Date
2010
Citation Information
Bipasha Baruah. "Women and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Construction Workers in Contemporary India" Development in Practice (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/bipasha-baruah/21/