Assembling Flowers and Cultivating Homes: Labor and Gender in Colombia

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dc.contributor.authorFriedemann-Sanchez, G.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialColombiaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:31:36Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:31:36Zen
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractIn contrast to the mainstream perspective among feminists that global industries exploit women in developing countries to glean a competitive advantage, Friedemann-Sanchez offers an alternative picture of the global assembly line as an alternative livelihood opportunity and a means for women to gain greater equality across genders. Specifically, Friedemann-Sanchez follows the experiences of women employed in the massive fresh cut flower export industry in Colombia. Through qualitative and quantitative methodologies, it is demonstrated how employment in the flower industry encourages women to have greater self esteem, place a greater value on their cleaning and child rearing skills within the household, and ultimately, empower women in face of domestic violence.en
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dc.identifier3465en
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-7391-0979-3en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67577en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLanham, MD: Lexington Booksen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2006 by Lexington Booksen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectGlobalizationen
dc.subjectMarketing and tradeen
dc.subjectWorld marketsen
dc.subjectEconomic analysesen
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.subjectInternational tradeen
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectMarketsen
dc.subjectMenen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectTrade policyen
dc.subjectExportsen
dc.subjectFresh cut flowersen
dc.subjectBargaining poweren
dc.subjectWage laboren
dc.subjectCommodity chain analysisen
dc.subjectProduct analysisen
dc.subjectLabor market analysisen
dc.subjectGlobal assembly lineen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scaleen
dc.titleAssembling Flowers and Cultivating Homes: Labor and Gender in Colombiaen
dc.typeAbstracten
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