Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
having both positive and negative impacts, making some people winners while others
become losers (Bussmann, 2009).
In this thesis I have looked at the relationship between globalization and gender
equality in welfare and work life. Studies examining the effect of globalization typically
take an economic perspective, using measures like trade openness. However, increased
globalization, meaning that civilizations become more integrated, might also affect the
way people live and behave in a society. Globalization is complex, affecting information
flow, spread of technology, social and political norms as well as economic interactions.
Globalization makes it possible for countries to specialize their production (Feenstra,
2003) and it allows ideas and norms to spread. (Arribas, Perez, Tortosa-Ausina, 2008).
Considering the different aspects of globalization it is reasonable that it might affect the
way we look at gender equality. This thesis has therefore analyzed the effect of
globalization trying to answer whether globalization increases or decreases gender
equality
::Inequality:
Talking about inequality it is important to remember that comparing women to men
is not just about justice and equality, it is also a question regarding development. Gender
inequality in health, education and employment has been shown to affect the daily life of
women and men as well as productivity and economic growth of a country negatively
Globalization is more then just the creation of a world market, it is also the enculturation of the world,
which essentially means you can transfer culture more openly....morals and values are open for critique
and change. If anything I would say globalization has had a positive effect on gender inequality because
in western society women have a very important role in our economy and our households. we are not
exactly matriarchial but we certainly value our women and those values and beliefs are being transfered
to the globe. Women who have suffered in third world countries are being empowered by what they see
and here about our women and they say the effect has become a 'westernization' of the world of
assimilating the values of other countries to be more like ours. Not only has westernization widely
increased consumerism but it has also broadened global views on women and girls all over the world are
starting to fight for their own causes.