Gendered Work in Asian Cities: The New Economy and Changing Labour Markets

by Ann Brooks

Book Overview

Do the new Asian economies encourage gender equality? Ann Brooks provides a unique insight into this question by assessing the impact of the new economy and the changing labour market on women in Asia. Theoretical debates around globalization, gender and social change are combined with empirical research on professional women in two cosmopolitan cities: Hong Kong and Singapore. The author's research shows that even in such cosmopolitan cities where...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113826248X
• ISBN13: 9781138262485
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"