Mobility as capability : women in the Indian informal economy / Nikhila Menon.
By: Menon, Nikhila [author.].
Publisher: New York: Cambridge, 2020Description: xv, 196p.ISBN: 9781108836425.Subject(s): Women -- Employment -- India | Informal sector (Economics) -- India | Feminism -- India | Economic development -- IndiaDDC classification: 331.40954 Summary: "Mobility as Capability highlights accounts of women workers to capture the domains of gendered mobility, and challenges the exalted status conferred on women in the Kerala model of development. It contests and deconstructs the development discourse which considers women's work mobility as an indicator of autonomy and agency using the capability approach. The concept of 'transformational mobility' and its measurement introduced in the book advance the understanding of mobility, autonomy, and agency, and their intersectionality in the context of gender and work. Through an in-depth exploration of lived experiences of informal women workers, the author illustrates how patriarchal structures are shaped and reinforced by workplaces, markets, and the state. The central question is: can we steer development policies to facilitate collective capabilities for women where informal work arrangements are becoming the norm?"--| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 331.40954 CLA-A अनमोल बेटियां | 331.40954 KA; Labour and gender: survival in urban India | 331.40954 LAB- Labouring women : | 331.40954 MEN-M Mobility as capability : | 331.40954 SIN-W Women in Unorganised Sector: Problems and Prospects | 331.40954 SRE-S State without honour: women workers in India's anganwadis | 331.40954 WOM; Women and seasonal labour migration |
"Mobility as Capability highlights accounts of women workers to capture the domains of gendered mobility, and challenges the exalted status conferred on women in the Kerala model of development. It contests and deconstructs the development discourse which considers women's work mobility as an indicator of autonomy and agency using the capability approach. The concept of 'transformational mobility' and its measurement introduced in the book advance the understanding of mobility, autonomy, and agency, and their intersectionality in the context of gender and work. Through an in-depth exploration of lived experiences of informal women workers, the author illustrates how patriarchal structures are shaped and reinforced by workplaces, markets, and the state. The central question is: can we steer development policies to facilitate collective capabilities for women where informal work arrangements are becoming the norm?"--
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