Women’s Rights, Work, Migration, and Socio-cultural Challenges in the 21st Century.

Autor(en)

Liselotte Abid

Abstrakt

In the course of the 20th century, women’s rights have increasingly been linked to women’s economic independence. Globalization combined with economic liberalism brought about a socio-political climate which gives the impression that women’s rights are looked upon through an increasingly materialistic perspective, without much consideration of individual or cultural preferences.
The paper reviews the present situation and examines ways to dissociate women’s empowerment from purely economic or legal considerations. It is argued that a general reduction of working hours would ease the access of women to the job market and allow for a more humane, family-friendly and culturally compatible work environment.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Orientalistik

Seiten

345-367

Anzahl der Seiten

23

Publikationsdatum

12-2018

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

504014 Gender Studies

Schlagwörter

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/d2488f0f-bd3e-40e2-acd2-95314be8f3e0