How does globalisation impact gender equality?
Please reflect on how globalisation does impact gender roles and norms. Consider the evidence from the academic literature and formulate your standpoint(s) based on your reading.
Literature
Kabeer, N. (2005). Gender equality and women’s empowerment: A critical analysis of the third millennium development goal 1. Gender & Development, 13(1), 13-24.
Kabeer, N., & Natali, L. (2013). Gender Equality and Economic Growth: Is there a Win‐ Win?. IDS Working Papers, 2013(417), 1-58.
Neumayer, E., & De Soysa, I. (2011). Globalization and the empowerment of women: an analysis of spatial dependence via trade and foreign direct investment. World Development, 39(7), 1065-1075.
Potrafke, N., & Ursprung, H. W. (2012). Globalization and gender equality in the course of development. European Journal of Political Economy, 28(4), 399-413.
Seguino, S. (2009). 2 The Road to Gender Equality. Social Justice and Gender Equality: Rethinking Development Strategies and Macroeconomic Policies, 4, 44.
World Bank (2012). Globalization’s impact on gender equality: What’s happened and what’s needed. Retrieved from www.siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2012/Resources/7778105- 1299699968583/7786210-1315936222006/chapter-6.pdf
