Women and Work in Asia and the Pacific - Experiences, Challenges and Ways Forward
Author(s): Jane Parker (Editor); Marian Baird (Editor); Noelle Donnelly (Editor); Rae Cooper (Editor)
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Working women everywhere face discrimination. Inequality and lack of inclusion isreinforced through regulation, policy, behaviours and attitudes. Although there hasbeen progress in some countries, gender equality has yet to be achieved by anynation.This in-depth study examines the challenges faced by working women, theirfamilies and communities in ten countries throughout Asia and the Pacific:Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Fiji,Pakistan and the Philippines.Informed by the work of senior academics, policy-makers and community grouprepresentatives, and with a foreword by Elizabeth Broderick AO, independentexpert, for the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, UnitedNations Human Rights Council, working women's experiences are describedand analysed within a framework of four themes: demography, globalisation,technological development and sustainability.Drawing on this wide range of qualitative and quantitative evidence, the authors setout recommendations for co-ordinated and context-sensitive responses specific toeach country to improve the working lives of women and girls.
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Jane Parker is Professor of Employment Relations (ER) & HRM at Massey University. Her research includes comparative ER, workplace equality and employee consultation. Marian Baird AO, FASSA is a professor of gender and employment relations and co-director of the Women and Work Research Group at the University of Sydney Business School. Noelle Donnelly is a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka, where she researches gender and workplace issues including pay inequity, flexible work, job quality and employee voice. Rae Cooper AO is a professor of gender, work and employment relations at the University of Sydney Business School and an Australian Research Council future fellow.
Foreword 8 Elizabeth Broderick Introduction: Working women in Asia Pacific 11 Jane Parker, Marian Baird, Noelle Donnelly and Rae Cooper 1. Working women in Aotearoa New Zealand 40 Jane Parker and Noelle Donnelly 2. Working women in Australia 61 Marian Baird, Rae Cooper and Daniel Dinale 3. Working women in Japan 84 Shingou Ikeda and Kazufumi Sakai Japan in focus: Working women and men's changing family responsiblities 109 Shingou Ikeda and Kazufumi Sakai 4. Working women in China 114 Huiping Xian 5. Working women in Cambodia 133 Kristy Ward and Michele Ford WorkingWomen_TEXT_MV5.indd 6 28/09/22 4:28 PM 6. Working women in India 149 Vibhuti Patel India in focus: Women, technology and the future of work 173 Binitha V. Thampi 7. Working women in Sri Lanka 182 Kasuni Weerasinghe and Thilini Meegaswatta 8. Working women in Fiji 203 Natalia D'Souza 9. Working women in Pakistan 221 Fatima Junaid and Afia Saleem 10. Working women in the Philippines 237 Daisy Arago, Jane Brock and Peter Brock The Philippines in focus: Breaking-in - union women and young leaders 260 Cedric Bagtas References 273 About the contributors 347 Acknowledgements 355 Index 357
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- : 01 February 2023
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- : Jane Parker (Editor); Marian Baird (Editor); Noelle Donnelly (Editor); Rae Cooper (Editor)
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