Handbook of research on gender and economic life

The excellent list of themes and chapters in this volume reflects the maturity reached by feminist economics in its different dimensions. Based on the notion of social provisioning for all as the basic objective of economics, they represent a challenge to conventional economic thought and they show the importance of understanding theory, institutions, empirical work, and policy from a gender perspective. The global perspective provided through themes and authors is a very useful contribution to the literature.' - Lourdes Beneria, Cornell University, US'Standard economics has a narrow and distorted vision of what 'the economy' is, and how it works. Gender scholars are on the forefront of developing better, more encompassing models of human provisioning for well-being. This volume presents a wonderful sampling of these new theoretical and empirical developments.' - Paula England, New York University, US 'This is an impressive collection that delves deeply and broadly into the myriad ways that gender shapes and alters economic lives and illuminates complex facets of the economic and social provisioning process across the globe. The chapters, by an exciting variety of researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners from numerous fields, present a consistent and persuasive vision of economic well-being as critical to the flourishing of all people.' - Myra H. Strober, Stanford University, US In the aftermath of global economic downturn, it has never been more important to understand how gender relates to economic life and well-being. This interdisciplinary collection of original research details key areas of intersection, provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of research and proposes avenues for further investigation. The Handbook illuminates complex facets of the economic and social provisioning process across the globe. The contributors - academics, policy analysts and practitioners from wide-ranging areas of expertise - discuss the methodological approaches to, and analytical tools for, conducting research on the gender dimension of economic life. They also provide analyses of major issues facing both developed and developing countries. Topics explored include civil society, discrimination, informal work, working time, central bank policy, health, education, food security, poverty, migration, environmental activism and the financial crisis. Economists, sociologists and political scientists will find this book to be an invaluable research tool, as will academics, researchers and students with an interest in economics - particularly feminist economics - gender studies and global studies. Contributors: R. Albelda, N. Banks, D.K. Barker, S. Bergeron, H. Boushey, E. Braunstein, S. Charusheela, Z. Emami, D.M. Figart, A. Gaye, J. Ham, C. Harders, A. Hegewisch, E. Hirsh, H. Hollingdale, B.E. Hopkins, M. Kim, E.M. King, J. Klugman, M. Kovacevic, K. Krupp, D. Lallement, H. Liepmann, P. Madhivanan, N. Mansour, E. McCrate, L. McIntyre, N. Menon, J.A. Nelson, V.T. Nguyen, A. North, P.E. Perkins, V.S. Peterson, A. Philipose, J. Plantenga, M. Power, C. Remery, K. Rondeau, M. Saffar, S. Seguino, N. Stecy-Hildebrandt, E. Unterhalter, Y. van der Meulen Rodgers, I. van Staveren, T.L. Warnecke, R. Watterson, D. Weichselbaumer, B. Young, E. Zambrano

Contents: Foreword Diane Elson Introduction Deborah M. Figart and Tonia L. Warnecke PART I: ANALYTICAL TOOLS 1. A Social Provisioning Approach to Gender and Economic Life Marilyn Power 2. Feminist Economics as a Theory and Method Drucilla K. Barker 3. Intersectionality S. Charusheela 4. Gender, Well-being and Civil Society Nisrine Mansour 5. Gender and Caring Julie A. Nelson 6. Teaching and Learning for Economic Life Zohreh Emami PART II: INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS FOR PROVISIONING 7. Gender and Provisioning under Different Capitalisms Barbara E. Hopkins 8. International Development Institutions, Gender and Economic Life Suzanne Bergeron 9. Infrastructure and Gender Equity Dominique Lallement 10. How Gendered Institutions Constrain Women's Empowerment Irene van Staveren PART III: INFORMAL AND FORMAL WORK 11. Informal Work V. Spike Peterson 12. Gender Inequality in the Workplace Elizabeth Hirsh, Hazel Hollingdale and Natasha Stecy-Hildebrandt 13. Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap in the US Ariane Hegewisch and Hannah Liepmann 14. Race and Ethnicity in the Workplace Marlene Kim 15. Discrimination in Gay and Lesbian Lives Doris Weichselbaumer PART IV: EMPLOYMENT POLICIES 16. Low-wage Mothers on the Edge in the US Randy Albelda 17. Employer-oriented Schedule Flexibility, Gender and Family Care Elaine McCrate 18. Work-Family Reconciliation Policies in Europe Janneke Plantenga and Chantal Remery 19. The Role of the Government in Work-Family Conflict in the US Heather Boushey PART V: MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, FINANCE AND CREDIT 20. From Micro-level Gender Relations to the Macro Economy and Back Again Stephanie Seguino 21. Central Bank Policy and Gender Elissa Braunstein 22. Credit and Self-employment Nidhiya Menon and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers 23. Gender, Debt and the Housing/Financial Crisis Brigitte Young PART VI: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND HEALTH 24. Measuring Gender Disparities in Human Development Amie Gaye, Jeni Klugman, Milorad Kovacevic, Sarah Twigg and Eduardo Zambrano 25. Girls' Schooling and the Global Education and Development Agenda Elaine Unterhalter and Amy North 26. Intersecting Sources of Education Inequality Elizabeth M. King and Vy T. Nguyen 27. The Health of the World's Women Purnima Madhivanan and Karl Krupp 28. A Case of Gendered Hazards and Health Effects for Ultra-poor Women Rita Watterson, Lynn McIntyre and Krista Rondeau 29. Gender and Food Security Anandita Philipose and Mishka Saffar PART VII: CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ISSUES 30. Family Migration in the US Nina Banks 31. Environmental Activism and Gender Patricia E. Perkins 32. Engendering Peace, Conflict and Violence Cilja Harders 33. Trafficking and Gender Julie Ham Index