The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City

Folch‐Serra, Mireya; Benería, Lourdes; Roldán, Martha

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“…However, the persistent disregard for their work within international bureaucracies and academic spheres prompted the activist and scholar Lourdes Benería, who served with the ILO and offered consulting services to institutions such as the World Bank and UNDP, to underscore how undervaluing women's work significantly underestimated the workforce and production output in developing nations (Benería, 1979;Benería and Sen, 1982). Benería's field studies in Latin America illuminated the intricate connections between the informal economy, gender dynamics, and global development (Benería and Roldán 1987).…”

Section: Redefining Global Norms: International Accounting Standards ...mentioning

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Uncovering the Hidden Value of Unpaid Work: A Global History of Marginalized Metrics

Avaro,

Morin

2024

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Although economics derives its name from the Greek oikos nomos, or household management, the question of domestic labor, usually performed by women, has long been ignored in canonical conceptions of labor and value. But not by everyone. The canons of economic discipline have obscured the problem by systematically marginalizing the work of economists and activists who have sought to propose alternative methods of calculating the value of domestic work. This article proposes a comprehensive review of a century of research on the contribution of unpaid work to the global economy, and examines the mechanisms of exclusion of the value of unpaid work from GDP and national accounts. It highlights that the reluctance to reform these mainstream measures perpetuates well-known bias, despite generations of economists, especially women, consistently demonstrating the potential for improvement in accounting for diversity.

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Section: Redefining Global Norms: International Accounting Standards ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Uncovering the Hidden Value of Unpaid Work: A Global History of Marginalized Metrics

Avaro,

Morin

2024

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“…Weitzman (2014) stresses that women's financial capability does not necessarily adversely affect intimate partner violence; however, if a woman is receiving a financial contribution, while her husband is not, then there is a high likelihood of violence. a review of the literature indicates that domestic violence may decrease when there is more severe economic need (beneria and Roldan, 1987). therefore, the provision to the most poor is a crucial difference between Rojiroti and other mfis which could explain why Rojiroti appears to have contributed to a reduction in domestic violence where many other mfis have failed.…”

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Succeeded where others have failed? Has Rojiroti’s model of microfinance led to a reduction in domestic violence?

Gordon¹

2016

Enterprise Development &Amp; Microfinance

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Rojiroti is a small organization delivering microfinance to the poorest women in Bihar. This article explores Rojiroti's panel data which shows a decline in domestic violence among its members, acknowledging that this result contradicts much of the existing literature on this topic. Detailed analysis of relevant literature and extensive fieldwork involving qualitative interviews with 16 Rojiroti Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in July 2015 inform the outcomes of this inquiry. While evidence from other microfinance organizations is less positive, there are indications that the specific approach to microfinance initiatives by Rojiroti in this context is successful in reducing rates of domestic violence.

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“…El enfoque de las estrategias de sobrevivencia, que floreció en las décadas de 1970 y 1980, enfatizó los mecanismos sociales que hacen posible la vida en contextos de muy escasos recursos (Lomnitz 1975, Roberts 1995, Torrado 1996, Benería 1992, Benería y Roldán 1987, Chant 1991, González de la Rocha 1994. Como hemos afirmado anteriormente, la perspectiva adoptada en este análisis no pretende insistir en las «estrategias de supervivencia» sin tomar en cuenta sus límites.…”

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Resultados de la evaluación externa del programa de desarrollo humano "Oportunidades"

Ramírez Villalobos,

Duarte,

Hernández Prado

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El presente informe reúne los resultados de la evaluación externa del programa de desarrollo humano "Oportunidades". El estudio se compone de diversos documentos de estudios sobre el programa. El primer trabajo evalúa el impacto en la inscripción a escuelas de nivel secundaria y medio superior y en las tasas de reprobación y abandono en escuelas primarias en zonas rurales y urbanas; el segundo trabajo evalúa el impacto en la mortalidad materna e infantil con datos cuantitativos; el tercer trabajo describe, analiza y evalúa el ejercicio presupuestal del programa y el apego a las Reglas de Operación en el período comprendido entre enero de 2001 y octubre de 2003. Por último se presenta un informe de la evaluación cualitativa 2003 del programa Oportunidades en seis zonas urbanas.

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The Crossroads of Class and Gender: Industrial Homework, Subcontracting, and Household Dynamics in Mexico City

Cited by 7 publications

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Uncovering the Hidden Value of Unpaid Work: A Global History of Marginalized Metrics

Uncovering the Hidden Value of Unpaid Work: A Global History of Marginalized Metrics

Succeeded where others have failed? Has Rojiroti’s model of microfinance led to a reduction in domestic violence?

Resultados de la evaluación externa del programa de desarrollo humano "Oportunidades"

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