Relating gender stratification and household and economic variables, this book provides theoretical concepts and research on these areas both inside the family and within the context of society. Questions of culture, class and race are also considered within the developed and developing worlds.

The new international division of labor and the imposition of structural adjustment on Third World countries has necessitated a reexamination of development policies and a reevaluation of the role of gender in their success or failure. Although women often bear the heaviest burden under structural adjustment, there is also considerable evidence of women being empowered through their responses to the challenges of economic restructuring.Based on case study material from Eastern Europe, the Islamic nations, Africa, China, and Latin America, this volume explores the significant contributions...