Globalisation and Gender

'In the discussion above, movements of capital were found to be symptomatic of the

globalisation of production. Production locations of both intermediate inputs and final assembly have become increasingly mobile. Logically, since capital and labour work together, this re-organisation and relocation of production capital must have corresponding implications for labour, including for different groups of women (e.g. better educated, skilled, poor, illiterate, etc.) A gender perspective starts by examining how globalisation affects the work of different groups of women and men in developing countries. These globalised movements of capital cause adjustment and restructuring in both originating and destination localities, regions and national economies. In destination or ‘host’ locations, the changing sectoral composition of labour demand, the changing economic relations among different regions, as well as increasing urbanisation, are direct effects of the inflow of capital. Typically, these effects of economic restructuring cannot easily be separated from other economic restructuring induced by ongoing national trends, including economic contraction and restructuring induced by structural adjustment programmes or the uneven economic expansion of growing economies. Furthermore, as discussed above, dynamic tensions--in some cases direct bargaining relationships--exist in the political economy relationship between firm-driven globalisation and state-centred policy formation. How then are we to separate the effects of globalisation of production on women from domestic economic or policy-driven effects that also affect women? In addition, it is clear that the interests, risks and opportunities resulting from globalisation affect different groups of women differently--what will benefit some women, will have a negative impact on others, and will not affect yet others' 

 

ANDELA KELLER-HERZOG. (1996) GLOBALISATION AND GENDER DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES AND INTERVENTIONS . [Online] pg. 8. Available from: http://www.cida-ecco.org/CIDARoadMap/RoadMapEnvoy/documents/Discussion%20globalization%20and%20gender.pdf [Accessed: 21st April 2015]

This segment was a good insight into capitalism and the effects of globalisation on gender and the implications for labour.