A gendered analysis of the ready-made garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh: a paradox of empowerment and dis-empowerment

<p>Neoliberal globalization is a gendered process. Transnational production in its search for “cheap, docile, and dexterous” labor has led to the expansion of the Bangladeshi export-led garment industry, which in turn has resulted in the feminization of labor. While the increase in number of poor women workers entering the formal economy of Bangladesh may give the impression of empowerment, I argue that the disadvantages associated with employment in the garments sector creates a paradox of empowerment and dis-empowerment. Does economic opportunity inevitably lead to the empowerment of all women? In this thesis I will examine the gendered processes of neoliberal globalization and their impact on women workers in the garment industry.</p>

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International Studies

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Iqbal, Ishma Fairooz

• gender
• empowerment
• neoliberal globalization
• patriarchy
• Bangladesh

Repository record dc:identifier

https://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/285

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:via.library.depaul.edu:etd-1290