"Around the world, women's work is unrewarding work: it means low pay and long hours. Women farmers don't own the land they cultivate. Women factory workers are paid less and often intimidated, sexually harassed or exploited. Female domestic workers are not unionized and face a high risk of trafficking and other exploitation, particularly if they are undocumented members of the "grey" economy.
...Women must be empowered as economic players across the spectrum--as laborers, managers, entrepreneurs and investors.
So what does this mean? What would it take to integrate women across the economic spectrum? It's certainly a tall order. We must reframe the way we think about economics, asking at every turn 'Where are the women?'"What do you think? Is microfinance good enough? What are some other ways that women can be empowered to work as true change-agents in the global economy? Is it a matter of changing our mindset, or are there other hurdles to overcome, too?
Women Need Macro Solutions, Too [Economica: Women and the Global Economy]
