Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 107 views

    Gender and Economy

    Uploaded by

    Dr. Nisanth.P.M
    The document discusses how traditional definitions of economy excluded women and focused only on men's market activities. It also summarizes that recognizing gender issues is important because women comprise half the world's population but receive a disproportionately small share of income, property, and leadership positions. Finally, it outlines some specific gender inequalities in India like occupational segregation, lower wages for the same jobs, and cultural factors that limit women's workforce participation.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved

    Gender and Economy

    Uploaded by

    Dr. Nisanth.P.M
    107 views33 pages
    The document discusses how traditional definitions of economy excluded women and focused only on men's market activities. It also summarizes that recognizing gender issues is important because women comprise half the world's population but receive a disproportionately small share of income, property, and leadership positions. Finally, it outlines some specific gender inequalities in India like occupational segregation, lower wages for the same jobs, and cultural factors that limit women's workforce participation.

    Original Description:

    Gender and Economy PPT

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses how traditional definitions of economy excluded women and focused only on men's market activities. It also summarizes that recognizing gender issues is important because women comprise half the world's population but receive a disproportionately small share of income, property, and leadership positions. Finally, it outlines some specific gender inequalities in India like occupational segregation, lower wages for the same jobs, and cultural factors that limit women's workforce participation.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    107 views33 pages

    Gender and Economy

    Uploaded by

    Dr. Nisanth.P.M
    The document discusses how traditional definitions of economy excluded women and focused only on men's market activities. It also summarizes that recognizing gender issues is important because women comprise half the world's population but receive a disproportionately small share of income, property, and leadership positions. Finally, it outlines some specific gender inequalities in India like occupational segregation, lower wages for the same jobs, and cultural factors that limit women's workforce participation.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    You are on page 1of 33

    Gender and Economy

    Unit IV

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    What is economy?
    Economics is “the study of men as they live and
    think and more in the ordinary business of life”-
    Alfred Marshal

    Traditionally the ‘economy’ was defined as the


    activities of the men centered around a market
    for buying and selling goods

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    What is economy?
    Economics is “the study of men as they live and
    think and more in the ordinary business of life”-
    Alfred Marshal

    Traditionally the ‘economy’ was defined as the


    activities of the men centered around a market
    for buying and selling goods

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    What is economy?

    Economy thought of as the world of money,


    machines and men. This reflected in how GDP is
    measured.

    Women were absent in the research and theory


    on economy

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    What is economy?

    Dif fe re n t ial t re at me n t of work done by


    different sexes; cooking , washing, caring in the
    public sphere was paid while unpaid when done by
    women in private sphere.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Why gender matters?
    Women are half the world’s population
    Perform 2/3rd of the world’s working hours

    Receives one-tenth of world income

    Own only 1/100 the or world’s property

    Earn on average only 60 to 75 per cent of men’s


    wages

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Why gender matters?
    Only 17 of the world’s 195 countries and around
    4% of fortune 500 companies are run by women

    Broadens understanding of economy beyond


    market and money
    Gender understanding of labour, credit market
    and globalisation

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Why gender matters?
    Economic behaviour different for men and
    women not only biological but social cultural
    construction

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender gap
    Andocentric assumptions concerning economic
    activity- “only income-generating work is work”

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Economic inequality by gender
    All over the world men tend to earn more than women

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Economic inequality by gender
    All over the world men tend to earn more than women

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Economic inequality by gender
    Women are often underrepresented in senior positions within firms,
    while at the same time they tend to be overrepresented in low-paying
    jobs.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Economic inequality by gender
    In many countries men are more likely to own land and control
    productive assets than women

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Economic inequality by gender
    Women often have limited influence over important household
    decisions, including how their own personal earned income is spent

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Economic inequality by gender

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Economic inequality by gender

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Economic inequality by gender

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender issues
    Indian women face immense obstacles when they try
    to join the labour force. It is generally assumed that
    the problem is restricted to the traditional rather
    than the modern segments of the economy

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender issues
    Widespread gender targeting for elementary jobs,
    with men preferred for intensive outdoor work and
    women preferred for care-giving jobs

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender issues
    The jobs that prefer women—business process
    outsourcing centres, teaching and service industries
    —pay male employees better. This inconsistent
    relationship bet ween demand for female employees
    and salary offered indicates that men are valued
    more by employers

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender issues
    Deep-rooted cultural perceptions regarding gender-
    specific roles

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender issues
    o c c u p a t i o n a l s e g re g a t i o n b a s e d o n g e n de r a n d
    concentration of women in relatively low-paying jobs
    reduces their bargaining power to negotiate the terms of
    employment

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender issues
    wome n cre at i ng job s and opp ort un i t ie s f or
    themselves and bringing other women on board.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender issues
    Almost 73% of India’s female population currently outside
    the workforce, increased education and decline in fertility
    have clearly been insufficient to improve women’s labour
    force participation

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender issues
    The recent technological changes in communication,
    net working and internet of things have given rise to
    new jobs that are relatively free of gender bias

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender stereotype and discrimination
    at work place

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender stereotype and discrimination
    at work place
    Gender discrimination occurs when a person is subjected to
    dif ferent or unequal tre atment in any number of
    situations, when that treatment is based on the person’s
    gender

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender stereotype and discrimination
    at work place
    Gender discrimination reference to discrimination based on
    social behaviour such as non-conformance of gender roles
    i ncludi ng se x ua l or ie n t at io n and ge nde r ide n t i t y
    discrimination.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Gender stereotype and discrimination
    at work place
    Gender discrimination in employment can
    include claims that a potential employer asked
    discriminatory questions Based on gender
    during the interview process: claims that and
    employer failed to hire, failed to promote, or
    wrongly terminated an employee based on
    his/her gender; unequal pay claims; and claims
    for sexual harassment of employees.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Impacts
    Investing in addressing gender inequality
    and women’s empowerment can lead to
    increased productivity and higher social
    development.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Impacts
    Nations with the educated and empowered
    woman can have higher economic growth.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Impacts
    I m p r o v i n g w o m e n’s e m p o w e r m e n t ,
    opportunities and agency can have positive
    outcome for their next generation.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU


    Impacts
    Im increasing women's control over the
    household resources and income is changing
    the households expenditure pattern, which
    has a positive impact upon their children. In
    China, an increase in female income by 10%,
    which in t ur n, incre ase s the ave rage
    household income, has a positive impact on
    the schooling of both girls and boys.

    Dr.Nisanth.P.M, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, RGU

    You might also like