Exam 7: Women and Globalization

Identify a true statement about neoliberal economic policies.

Women's ________ increases as government services are cut and women are expected to provide more care for children,elderly parents,and the sick.

The sexual exploitation of children occurring in travel and tourism is a multibillion-dollar industry.

Identify a true statement about sex tourism.

In the context of women's work in the transnational factory,identify a true statement about knowledge-intensive aspects of the production process.

Migrant women often send a large portion of their earnings home to their families.This transfer of funds is known as ________.

In export processing zones (EPZs),companies are generally exempt from labor,health and safety,and environmental laws.

________ refers to the integration and rapid interaction of economies through production,trade,and financial transactions by banks and multinational corporations.

An objective of the Palermo Protocol is to ________.

Migrant recruitment agencies enable poor women to migrate and become factory workers,domestic or care laborers,or brides.However,this often leaves those women in a position of indenture as they work to pay off the required fees.This indenture is referred to as ________.

In the United States,international marriage brokers (who market mail-order and Internet brides)are legally required to obtain criminal histories on their male clients.

The nature of sex work in the global tourism industry can vary based on the region in which it occurs.Explain some of the different ways in which sex tourism is perceived by female sex workers across the globe.Also,describe how such tourism can result in the exploitation of both adult women and female children.Conclude by discussing the relationship that exists between sex tourism and human/sex trafficking.

If you live in the United States,it is highly probable that the majority of your clothes,shoes,electronics,and toys were not created using women's sweatshop labor.

Stopping human trafficking has proven to be extremely difficult because demand is high and there is a steady stream of potential victims to feed it.Globally,what steps have been taken to put an end to this practice? Have any of these steps succeeded? What else do you think can be done?

Sweatshops are businesses that do not provide a living wage,require excessively long work hours,and provide poor working conditions with safety hazards.

Research suggests that women's entry into the workforce has barely impacted the amount of time men spend on household and child-care tasks.Rather,this has led to an increased demand for domestic/care workers.

One might expect the creation of jobs for women to be a positive aspect of globalization.While there are certainly times that this is the case,there are also instances when paid employment does not benefit women.Keeping the impact of globalization in mind,explain some of the advantages of women entering the workforce,and then discuss why it does not always result in a positive outcome.

In many countries (including Kuwait,Saudi Arabia,and the United Arab Emirates),domestic workers are excluded from labor protections.

Economic globalization refers to the transnational migration of people,information,and consumer culture.