Women in Kolkata’s IT Sector Satisficing Between Work and Household /

• Main Authors: Husain, Zakir (Author), Dutta, Mousumi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Labor economics.; Economic sociology.; Sociology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Gender Studies.; Labor Economics.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.

Based on a survey of women workers in Kolkata’s IT sector, this book argues that growth of the IT sector has created a demand for skilled professionals. This has provided scope for highly educated urban women to create a space of self-expression and enjoy enhanced status and prestige within their fa...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Women, Work and Agency: An Introduction
• Chapter 2. Women, work and exploitation: A binary perspective
• Chapter 3. Women and work: Towards an alternative approach
• Chapter 4. Nabadiganta—Women workers in Kolkata’s IT sector
• Chapter 5. Agency and satisficing in Kolkata’s IT sector
• Chapter 6. Work, Satisficing and Agency.