Abstract
Discusses the feminization of poverty in contemporary Jamaica, which is manifested in low-wage employment of women in the urban informal economic structure. The oppression and subordination of women in the informal sector "contributes to the reproduction of a cheap, casual, and concealed work force accessible to capital for performing its temporary and largely unskilled tasks.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 103-128 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids (NWIG) |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 3/4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 1988 |
Keywords
- WOMEN
- POVERTY
- EMPLOYMENT (Economic theory)
- ECONOMIC structure
- INFORMAL sector (Economics)
- KINGSTON (Jamaica)