Abstract
This paper examines the influence of gender and industrial employment on two dimensions of well-being. An analysis based on the 1996 DHS survey showed the non-significant effects of the two variables on material wealth and housing quality. Key factors in increasing household well-being were urban location, household labor, and education. Urban location showed the largest positive effect on well-being. The Chi-square test showed a significant relationship between free trade zone employment and access to durable goods (P ≤ 0.5). These findings show the larger impact of specific demographic conditions on women's well-being, favoring contextual analysis over exploitation and opportunity frameworks.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 303-328 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Perspectives on Global Development and Technology |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2006 |
Keywords
- Female-headed households
- Gender
- Globalization
- Household labor
- Industrial employment
- Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Education
- Development
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
