Women in Kolkata's IT Sector Satisficing Between Work and Household /

Women in Kolkata's IT Sector Satisficing Between Work and Household /

Based on a survey of women workers in Kolkata's IT sector, this book argues that growth of the IT sector has created a demand for skilled professionals. This has provided scope for highly educated urban women to create a space of self-expression and enjoy enhanced status and prestige within the...

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Published in:Springer eBooks
Main Authors: Husain, Zakir (Author), Dutta, Mousumi (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Sociology,
Subjects:
Philosophy (General).
Labor economics.
Developmental psychology.
psychology.
Gender Studies.
Labor Economics.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1593-6
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Women, Work and Agency: An Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Women, work and exploitation: A binary perspective
  • Chapter 3. Women and work: Towards an alternative approach
  • Chapter 4. Nabadiganta-Women workers in Kolkata's IT sector
  • Chapter 5. Agency and satisficing in Kolkata's IT sector
  • Chapter 6. Work, Satisficing and Agency.

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