Why Are Women Recruited Into “World Market Factories”?
1. Why, according to Elson and Pearson, are women recruited into “world market factories”? [3 reasons]
2. Explain Elson and Pearson's subordination thesis.
3. What do these two authors mean by the “dialectic of capital and gender”? Give an example.
4. Elson and Pearson present a critique of both economic theories and the WID (women-in-development) perspective. What are their points of contention with each? Is their critique justified?
5. To what extent has the subordination thesis articulated by Elson and Pearson in 1981 been borne out or challenged by more recent experiences of women in the export manufacturing sector?
a) In Malaysia, based on Amriah Buang's discussion of ‘factory women' in Permatang Pauh.
b) In South Korea, based on Kim and Voos analysis of ‘working women' during the Korean Economic Crisis.
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