Skilled craftswomen or cheap labour? craft-based NGO projects as an alternative to female urban migration in northern Thailand

Author(s)
Humphreys, Rachel
Editor(s)
Sweetman, Caroline
Publication date
1999-07-01
Subject
Gender
Keywords
Labour standards
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
Thailand

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Gender & Development
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131392
DOI
10.1080/741923119
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Rather than challenging stereotypical perceptions of certain abilities as 'women's skills', NGOs in northern Thailand working with craft producers tend to perpetuate the low values accorded these skills, both in cultural and economic terms. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
Pages
8
ISSN
1355-2074
EISSN
1364-9221
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