Transformações na economia internacional, comércio e gênero: um estudo de caso da participação feminina na indústria de vestuário de Bangladesh

Based on the premise that the roles of men and women are distinct in the economy, and, at the same time, that they are reinforced by political decisions and by social structure, the objective of this work is to investigate what was the role of female participation in the Bangladeshi garment industry...

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Author: Patrícia Nasser de Carvalho
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UFMG
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/59733
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.8968
http://hdl.handle.net/1843/59733
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Gênero
Comércio
Vestuário
Bangladesh
Desigualdade.
Economia
Desenvolvimento econômico
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Summary:Based on the premise that the roles of men and women are distinct in the economy, and, at the same time, that they are reinforced by political decisions and by social structure, the objective of this work is to investigate what was the role of female participation in the Bangladeshi garment industry for the country’s successful economic performance between 1980s and 2020. Relying on a heterodox analytical perspective and using a case study, I demonstrate that there has been no significant technological progress, productive diversification nor economic development in Bangladesh at the pace of the country’s GDP growth rates. In addition, the increased demand for female labor in the garment industry, a key sector of the economy, has not removed women from the condition of dependence or subordination to men, since gender inequalities persist in the country’s labor market.