Effects of globalization on women empowerment

(sanasabir, lahore)

Globalization has massive impact on the lives of women. Globalization gave women right to live with freedom of speech, dignity and vote. Globalization gave women political awareness to represent their rights in parliament. No doubt globalization gave women opportunity to represent themselves in society but also reduced the ability of women in developing nation.

Although women’s roles in the world have changed from traditional agricultural and domestic roles, to manufacturing and assembly production, the overall effect of globalization (based on the literature that I studied) has proven to be negative. Researchers in the fields of Sociology, Anthropology, and Economics have collected empirical data that shows the consequences of globalization on the lives of women and their families in developing nations Globalization has changed the responsibilities for males and females, where females are given more responsibility over the survival of the family. Although the demand for female employment brings about an array of opportunities and a sense of independence, but the concept of glass ceiling also exist in corporations. Corporations prefer female labor over male labor because women are considered to be “docile” workers. Like SALs implement by the IMF are gender biased towards males. Corporations are failed to include females in managerial and upper-level positions. The limited advanced of women in the formal sector show a great disregard for their social and economic responsibilities within developing nations. Female labor is not rewarded in relation to the impact they have on society. Therefore, women’s work continues to be stigmatized as inferior, in comparison to males work, regardless of their increased responsibilities in society. The film entitled the hidden face of globalization also discusses the effects of globalization and free trade on women in Bangladesh. The women are constantly verbally and physically abused in order to keep up with production demands from corporations. One woman in the film claimed that even though she was sick she had to continue working.

The economic policies and structural adjustments associated with globalization create the most negative impact on women in the developing world. The denial of social and economic rights is the most inhumane aspect associated with the formal and informal sectors. Economists and policy makers who implement these adjustments need to consider the impact of the current policies on women’s lives and the inequalities that exist between men and women. Enabling the advancement of female opportunities and guaranteeing female workers more rights will increase the quality of life and create a more sustainable living standard for women and their families in the developing world.

Without these changes, women will continue to suffer in their subordinate positions within the economic social and cultural market.

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