Technology, Production Linkages and Women's Employment in South Asia.

Ahmed, Iftikhar

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ERIC Number: EJ350343

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Publication Date: 1987

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Technology, Production Linkages and Women's Employment in South Asia.

Ahmed, Iftikhar

International Labour Review, v126 n1 p21-40 Jan-Feb 1987

The author reviews the social benefits and costs to South Asian women of technological advancement. Some women have experienced improved work environments due to technology, but the poorest women have either lost their jobs and not been trained to use the new technology, or their work has not been affected by it. (CH)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Production, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Employed Women, Females, Quality of Working Life, Retraining, Technological Advancement, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Asia

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