Feminization of Labor

Differences between female and male work are hardly informed by biological factors but are socially created. Traditionally, certain activities such as domestic work and informal rural and urban work have been associated with females. Often these activities were not considered as typical work and therefore were undervalued as unproductive work. With the current wave of global capitalism, with its flexibility in work organization, the gender composition of the labor force has changed worldwide. Certain features of female work in traditional sectors have become more desirable and appropriate for the way production processes are structured. As a result, women’s productive resources are being strategically engaged economically. However, women continue to be disadvantaged as unequal partners to capitalists since they do not dictate the rules of the game.
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