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Globalization, Gender Inequality and Professions: Structural and Processual Approach
Globalization, Gender Inequality and Professions: Structural and Processual Approach
Abstract Submissions Closed
Saturday, 27 February 2021: 10:45-12:15
Location:
RC52 Sociology of Professional Groups (host committee)
Language: English
Session Type: Oral
Globalization is a process which affects simultaneously both the developed and developing societies in a variety of ways. As a structural process it is transforming the occupational structure of most societies. Transnational flow of people, commodities, ideas and activities has important repercussions for various professions in each and every society. This has also affected the professions and professionals in various ways, particularly the structure and functioning of the existing professions. The dynamic multidimensional process of globalization is not also creating new professions but also transforming the existing professions. The phenomenon of globalization is also has important implications for the phenomenon of gender inequality in the professions. Although the entry of women in the professions has been increased significantly in last two decades but there are a number of factors attached with their gender roles which restrict and hinder their professional role performance and their intra-generational mobility in the professions. It session proposed is aimed to focus on these pertaining issues following structural as well as processual approach for the understanding of the impact of globalization on gender inequality among the various professions both in the developed and developing societies.
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