The Myth Of The Male Breadwinner: Women And Industrialization In The Caribbean

by Helen I Safa

Overview

This book examines the debate about the effects of paid employment on women through studies of women industrial workers in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. It focuses on following areas of women's lives: wages and working conditions; the family, life cycle, and household composition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367320355
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/2019
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Helen I. Safa is professor of anthropology and Latin American studies at the University of Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface — Gender and Industrialization in the Caribbean Basin — The Male Breadwinner and Women’s Wage Labor — Women Workers and the Rise and Decline of Puerto Rico’s Operation Bootstrap — The Dominican Republic: Export Manufacturing and the Economic Crisis — Cuba: Revolution and Gender Inequality — Conclusion: Economic Restructuring and Gender Subordination