Rural women earning income in Indonesian factories: the impact on gender relations
Author(s)
Hancock, PeterEditor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2001-03-01Country
Indonesia
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
In 1997 and 1998, the international economic crisis widely known as the 'Asian crisis' caused massive inflation and currency devaluation in Indonesia. This paper highlights the effects of the economic crisis on rural Indonesian women and their families. After the crisis, young women who were employed in factories began to contribute a significantly greater amount of their wages to family budgets. This cash contribution seems not only to have altered the nature of household livelihood strategies, but also to have raised young women's status within the household. 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
7ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552070127735