This episode will go over economic trends in Central America between 1997 and 2006, focusing on the economic achievements and obstacles of women in the region, the recomposition of the Tijuana maquiladora female labor force, and reviewing several arguments about the exploitive or empowering work for women in the maquila sector. Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2020, October 11). Interrelationship of the autonomies. Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean. https://oig.cepal.org/en/autonomies/interrelationship-autonomies. Goldín, L. R. (20 ..read more

This episode will focus on the Central American region of the world, discussing the effects that the 2008 global financial crisis had on women's workers, how women are increasingly turning to informal employment and the repercussions associated with this, and the benefits and costs of working in the maquiladora industry.  Biles, James J. "Informal Work and Livelihoods in Mexico: Getting by Or Getting Ahead?" The Professional Geographer, vol. 60, no. 4, 2008, pp. 541-555. Domínguez, Edmé, et al. "Women Workers in the Maquiladoras and the Debate on Global Labor Standards." Feminist Economi ..read more

For this episode, we are evaluating East vs West German ideals on women’s economic inclusion after WWII, the use of microcredit in South Africa, and the relation between globalization and women’s economic rights and the occurrence of forced labor. Campa, Pamela, and Michel Serafinelli. "Politico-Economic Regimes and Attitudes: Female Workers Under State Socialism." The Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 101, no. 2, 2019, pp. 233-248. Kim, Julia C., et al. "Understanding the Impact of a Microfinance-Based Intervention on Women’s Empowerment and the Reduction of Intimate Partner Violence i ..read more

For this episode, we will be going over different academic articles that shed light on the ways that women are economically disadvantaged around the world. These points will lead us to the argument that women's economic rights are an important part of human rights and deserved to be discussed more in the human rights debate. Alaei, Kamiar, et al. “Cross-Country Analysis of Correlation between Protection of Women's Economic and Social Rights, Health Improvement and Sustainable development.” BMJ Open, British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 1 June 2019, bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e021350. Cha ..read more