Lesson 6.1

Lesson 2 Explore 1

Explore 1

Have the lives of women benefited from globalization?

Supporters of economic globalization believe that women in the twenty-first century can access many economic opportunities to improve their quality of life. Anti-globalization supporters cite cases of injustice against women and how economic globalization perpetuates the inequality and poverty of women. Can globalization benefit the lives of women?

Assignment

Please complete the Women and Globalization Assignment Assignment at this time.

Lesson Summary

Women have also been identified as a group in a globalizing world that has yet to universally enjoy the opportunities of globalization. As with children, women are often the labour that drives the efforts to globalize in many developing and less-developed countries. Some people recognize that the future of globalization is dependent on the full economic, political, and social participation and representation of women in the world. Others are concerned that economic globalization limits that participation and representation.

Going Beyond

The United Nations declared March 8 as International Women’s Day. Find out how this day is commemorated around the world and the issues women in a globalizing world continue to face.