IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON WOMEN

• DOI: 10.24105/gjcmp.7.2.1807
• Publication Date: 2018-05-01T13:08:08Z
• Authors: Sylvia H. Guerrero; Maruja M.B. Asis; Agnes J. Españo; Teresita Ibarra T...; Helen Dayo; Raymundo Rovillos; Thelma B. Kintanar

The move toward a borderless world in trade and industry has had adverse effects on women. Studies of the impact globalization garments which women workers predominate reveal changes structure (e.g., by-passing middle-level subcontractors) due to increased global competition; Asian financial crises led only big firms surviving; shrinking domestic market flood cheaper imports introduction new technologies such as computer aided embroidery have made homeworkers highly vulnerable, subject lay-offs, loss orders other economic difficulties. In Cordilleras, study open-pit mining (OPM) focused OPM women's workload, access control over resources household decision-making among from Ibaloy Kankanaey ethnolinguistic groups. found be catastrophic, not just but economy, environment culture region. results these pioneering studies call for more continuing research development projects context globalization.