FEMINISATION OF EMPLOYMENT

In the present global reshaping of labour, studies have shown that, as a company adopts labour the higher is the number of women employed and the greater is their vulnerability to exploitative conditions. Labour flexibility has led to job insecurities for men, resulting in the erosion of their masculinity.

The upgrading of worker’s skills in multi task jobs using Information Communication Technology (ICT), resulting in an increasing demand for multi-skilled workers with hardware and software as well as business skills. The majority of the workers in the first category are women while those in the second are men, although more and more women are now being employed in ICT-led sectors.

However, the globalisation of trade and the economy has definitely opened up economic and income opportunities for women, resulting in her improved status in the household and an increase in her position in society as well as her self-esteem. It has opened up choices for women in both the manufacturing and services sectors and for those in the higher-valued industries, it has also meant an increase in her skills.

With the expansion of ICT, information processing work can now be globally distributed, leading to new modes of working, such as telework, teletrade and e-commerce. Women as offshore data entry workers, software programmers and systems analysts are finding novel employment opportunities in this digital age. ICT are for everyone and women have to be an equal beneficiary to the advantages offered by the technology, and the products and processes which emerge from their use. The benefits accrued from the synergy of knowledge and ICT need not be restricted to the upper strata of the society but have to freely flow to all segments of the female population.

The gamut of areas in which ICT can put a greater control in the hands of women is wide and continuously expanding, from managing water distribution at the village-level to standing for local elections and having access to lifelong learning opportunities. ICT in convergence with other forms of communication have the potential to reach those women who hitherto have not been reached by any other media, thereby empowering them to participate in economic and social progress, and make informed decision on issues that affect them.
As a result of globalisation a common pattern of dualism in labour markets have been observed in developing countries. Urban development has encouraged the growth of groups of workers in the formal sector who are protected, alongside larger numbers of underemployed workers in the informal sector. Formal labour markets thus are often biased for reasons beyond skills and abilities of the worker.
The mechanisms by which new production units obtain access to pools of low-skill labour vary from country to country, industry to industry. The relatively poor, in particular women, are often found in the services sector, which tends to be more labour intensive. A challenge is to devise ways in which these services can be ‘connected’ with the operations of foreign direct investment and with international markets, so that women can share in the benefits of the globalisation process.

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