Gendered Work in Asian Cities: The New Economy And Changing Labour Markets

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Notes on the Author......Page 16
Globalization and the New Dynamics of Inequality......Page 18
Gender Inequality in Asian Countries......Page 20
Globalization, Corporate Restructuring and its Gendered Implications......Page 22
Differentiation in the Growth of Two Global Cities: Patterns of Migration and Political Change......Page 23
Profiles of Political, Economic and Social Change in Hong Kong and Singapore......Page 25
Monitoring Change for Professional Women in Hong Kong and Singapore......Page 30
Conclusion......Page 31
Globalization, Transnationalism and Changing Work Cultures......Page 32
Theorizing Globalization as a ‘Cultural Process’......Page 33
Globalization, Gender and Labour Market Segmentation......Page 34
Globalization and Southeast Asia......Page 35
Women, Labour Migration and ‘Flexible Accumulation’......Page 36
Globalization and the ‘Feminization’ of Transnational Labour Migration......Page 37
The Role of Female Migrant Labour in Serving the Needs of Advanced Economies......Page 38
Globalization, Gender Ideology and Gender Sensitivity Indicators......Page 40
Globalization and the Global Knowledge Economy: Gendered Implications for the ‘New Economies’......Page 41
Economic and Social Change in Hong Kong and Singapore......Page 43
Conclusion......Page 46
Research Issues......Page 48
Global Economic Change and Opportunity Structures for Women in Asia......Page 53
Women in Leadership and Management in the Global Economy......Page 56
Discrimination in Employment and Sex Discrimination Ordinance in Hong Kong......Page 60
Lack of a Legislative Framework for Equal Opportunities and Equity in Singapore......Page 61
Conclusion......Page 65
Gendered Structures in the Labour Markets of Two Global Cities......Page 66
Equal Opportunities and Equity......Page 68
Organizational Policy and Practice......Page 69
Career Opportunities and Organizational Constraints......Page 71
Entrepreneurial Focus......Page 73
Gender Politics as a Career Issue......Page 74
Promotion and Organizational Constraints......Page 76
Career Aspirations......Page 81
Conclusion......Page 84
4 Leadership and Management Issues for Professional Women in Organizational Structures......Page 86
Promoting the Concept of Women in Leadership......Page 89
Identifying Priorities as a Manager in an Organization......Page 90
Women Bringing Different Qualities to the Managerial Role from Men......Page 92
Qualities of a Woman in a Leadership Role......Page 95
Women Leaders Changing Corporate Culture......Page 99
Conclusion......Page 101
5 Intimacy, Work and Family Life: Social and Personal Issues Confronting Professional Woman in Global Cities......Page 104
Intimacy in Asia......Page 105
Demographics and Modernization in Southeast Asia......Page 107
Singlehood, Partnerships and Children......Page 109
Marriage and Family Impacting on Career......Page 111
‘Filial Piety’, Familial Obligations and Responsibilities......Page 115
Spousal Attitude to Career, Parenting and Household......Page 116
Conclusion......Page 120
The New Economy, Global Cities and the Feminization of Labour......Page 122
The New Economy, Professional Women and Social Change......Page 124
Political and Legislative Change......Page 126
Education and Academic Leadership......Page 129
Human Rights and Political Representation......Page 131
Shaping the Debate around Gender and Civil Society......Page 135
‘On Being Political’......Page 136
Career as an Index of Identity......Page 137
Conclusion......Page 138
Conclusion......Page 140
Bibliography......Page 152
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