Women in Kolkata’s IT Sector

Zakir Husain is Associate Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. After completing his doctorate in resource management, he has worked on education, health and gender issues. He has published extensively in journals like Ecological Economics, Social Indicators Research, Journal of Cultural Heritage and Economic & Political Weekly.Mousumi Dutta is Associate Professor of Economics in Presidency University, Kolkata. She has worked and published extensively in areas of topical interest like built heritage, health and gender disparities. Her works have appeared in journals like Tourism Management, Journal of Cultural Heritage and Social Indicators Research.

• Chapter 1. Women, Work and Agency: An Introduction.- Chapter 2. Women, work and exploitation: A binary perspective.- Chapter 3. Women and work: Towards an alternative approach.- Chapter 4. Nabadiganta—Women workers in Kolkata’s IT sector.- Chapter 5. Agency and satisficing in Kolkata’s IT sector.- Chapter 6. Work, Satisficing and Agency.