Women and Globalization
Historically, there is extensive discrimination against women, particularly women of developing nations and women of color. Under neoliberal global economic policies, women often are forced to tolerate harsh conditions of labor-intensive work, low-wages, sexual and physical abuse, inferior education, and lack of social services. To counter these trends, women worldwide have organized to advance economic and political alternatives for their communities, and have directed key social and political movements to defend their rights.
Keywords: Gender Discrimination, Maquilas, Gender Gap, Feminism, Sexual Violence
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- MADRE
- UN Divison for the Advancement of Women
- Women's Environment & Development Organization
- International Gender and Trade Network
- TWN Women's Rights and Gender Issues
- Social Research Center
- Clean Clothes Campaign
- Women's Edge Coalition
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- Feminists Against Sweatshops
- Maquila Solidarity Network
- Latin American Network of Women Transforming the Economy
- Women Watch
- WomenAction
- Institute for Women's Policy Research
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
- Dimitria Project: Rural Women and Development
- Global Fund for Women
- Global Processes
- International Center for Research on Women
- UNIFEM
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