Gender, Work, and Economy

Heidi Gottfried is Associate Professor of Sociology at Wayne State University.

• 1. An Introduction to Gender, Work, and Economy: Unpacking the Global EconomyPART I Studying Gender, Work and Economy2. Theories of Work and Economy3. An Integrative Framework for the Study of Gender, Work and EconomyPART II Political Economy of Gender, Work and Economy4. The Puzzle of Gender Segregation: From Historical Roots to Contemporary Divisions5. Serving People: Gender and Services in the New Economy6. Caring for People: Gender and Social Reproduction in Service Economies7. State and Economy: Gender, Policy and Work8. Terrains of Struggle: Gender, Work and Labor OrganizingPART III Gender, Work and Economy in a Global Context9. Thinking Globally, Global Thinking: Theories of Internationalization and Globalization10. Global Labor Markets, Commodity Chains and Gender Mobilities: Globalizing Production and Reproduction11. On the Global Economic Grid: Tokyo Tales, London Chronicles, Shanghai Stories12. New Political Landscapes: Gender Equality Projects in Global Arenas and Nation States

"“Heidi Gottfried’s synthesis and original analysis is a welcome addition to research trying to grasp the complexities of globalization from a feminist perspective. As review, critique and analysis, Gender, Work, and Economy makes an important contribution to our understanding of gendered social process, structure and relations.”Work Employment and Society“With its nuanced and systematic review of all the important issues, this will become a classic work on the field of gender and work.”Sylvia Walby, Lancaster University“Gottfried gives a thorough gendered analysis of work and economy in our globalizing world, showing theoretically and empirically how gender is central in these processes. This book provides essential grounding for future work in this area.”Joan Acker, University of Oregon“Gottfried has written a thoughtful, comprehensive, theoretically insightful review of the field of gender and work, locating the discussion within the evolving context of globalization. The book would make a terrific backbone for an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate seminar in gender and work or gender and globalization.”Leslie Salzinger, University of California, Berkeley