Empowering women in work in developing countries [electronic resource] /
Klaveren, Maarten van.author.
Tijdens, Kea.author.
Presents the outcomes of a major 14-country project aimed at empowering girls and young women. Provides a discussion of their choices in life, comparing factors such as family background, health, education, employment opportunities and the use of and access to the internet.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Introducing the Decisions for Life project; Impact of the Decisions for Life project; The target group; The MDGs and empowerment; Discovering the target group; The WageIndicator project: labour market transparency; Characteristics of the 14 countries; Human development and inequalities; The 14 countries in the 2000s; Outline of this book; 2 Demography, Health and Inequality: Basic Perspectives in the Life of Young Women; Introduction; Fertility
Life expectancyGirls and boys: the statistics; Female feticide; Child mortality; The pressure on girls; The adolescent fertility rate; Early marriage and early motherhood; Health risks of early motherhood; The HIV/AIDS pandemic; HIV/AIDS in the 14 countries; Effects of HIV/AIDS on growth and progress; Prevention of HIV/AIDS in South Africa; Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV); Orphanhood; Mobility out of poverty?; 3 Education and Skills of Young Women; Introduction: the MDG2 + 3 goals; The importance of education; Literacy; Inequalities in education; Primary education: enrolment
Primary education: country overviewSecondary education: enrolment; Secondary education: country overview; Vocational training; Tertiary education; Female skill levels; 4 Employment of Young Women; Introduction; Labour force participation; Absorption and allocation; Formal and informal employment; Unemployment and underemployment; Child labour; Migration; The distribution of women workers over industries; The female share in industries; The distribution of women workers over occupations; The female share in occupations; The eight targeted occupations
5 Wages and Working Conditions of Young WomenIntroduction; Wages: industry rankings; Wages: the gender pay gap; Job quality; Working hours; Workplace sexual harassment and violence; Combining work and family life: a legal framework for young women; Compliance, a major problem; 6 An Industry Outlook; Introduction; Industries: agriculture; Industries: manufacturing; Industries: services; 7 Governance, Labour Relations, Union Organization - and the Internet; Introduction; The (re)regulation debate; Empowering women: activities; Women's rights; Union organization
Decisions for Life and the position of women in unionsCommunication, new media, social media; Print media, TV and radio; Mobile phones; Mobile phones and the gender gap; Mobile internet and broadband; Internet use; Girls and women on the internet; 8 Perspectives for Using the Internet on Behalf of Girls and Young Women: The Case of the Statutory Minimum Wage; Introduction; Minimum wages; The level of minimum wages; Employment effects; Effects on income distribution; Enforcement of the minimum wage and the role of the WageIndicator; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-187) and index.
Presents the outcomes of a major 14-country project aimed at empowering girls and young women. Provides a discussion of their choices in life, comparing factors such as family background, health, education, employment opportunities and the use of and access to the internet.
Business ethics.
International business enterpris.
Sociology.
Organization.
Economics.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Business Ethics.
International Business.
Gender Studies.
Organization.
Economics, general.