Course: Gender and Labour in the Global South

In any given context, gender is often just one category of many. These categories intersect and may be responsible for multiple labour market discriminations. Intersectional theory helps address these discriminations. …

This week, we came to understand why care work is gendered; that is, why women do more care work than men, and how this phenomenon impacts the labour market. Women …

Gender-sensitive and gender-responsive policies are two different concepts. This video explores how they apply to Nepal. If you are aware of how gender influences the opportunities of individuals in society, …

Feminisation is a term used in gender studies. Feminisation means that the number of women in a certain area increases: this could be in the area of paid work, of …

This video gives you an insight into the lives of two causal agricultural workers from Rwanda. Explore what they say about their savings group. Casual agricultural workers are the poorest …

Casual agricultural workers in Rwanda receive very low wages. There is a project that supports them as they build up savings and develop financial skills. “I want to have a …

Reproductive work refers to care work that contributes to the well-being of family groups and society in general. In this article, we will see the importance of care work for …

In this video, you will meet Sangita Nepali again. Living in Kathmandu, Nepal, the domestic worker and mother of two talks about the obstacles she meets when she wants to …

Unpaid and informal reproductive care work is challenging in many respects. It is also a challenge when developing labour market policies. This video introduces two examples from Nepal that show …