Sharp Right Turn: Globalization and Gender Equity

Abstract

Research on trends in globalization, particularly its neoliberal variant, has exploded but sources linking these trends to gender equity are difficult to uncover. Discussed mainly in the context of development, gender issues tend to be marginalized from the larger globalization picture. With World Bank as a backdrop, this article disentangles development from the process to inspect the connection between neoliberal globalization (NLG) and gender equity. This is accomplished through three cost‐benefit analyses: an overall evaluation of NLG; how gender equity unfolds under NLG; and how it unfolds under NLG in China. Macroeconomic trends supplemented with examples documenting the plight of women under NLG policies, including garment industry workers in Bangladesh, suggest heightened gender peril ushered in with NLG. China's “state capitalism” modification of NLG, however, tends to mitigate negative consequences for women. A paradigm shift from hegemonic NLG to state capitalism models may offer successful global economic policies that are especially beneficial to women. I conclude with an epilogue reflecting on my original remarks in light of the horrific factory collapse that occurred in Bangladesh less than a month after this address.

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“…They also reported receiving criticism about their sermons and management style and pointed out that the inequity in compensation also negatively affects their retirement benefits. These findings reflect the responses from the 45th Ordination surveys (2016) and Makant’s interviews (2019), along with the contributions from other researchers/scholars on gender bias and discrimination (Campbell-Reed 2019; Kristoff 2018; Lindsey 2021).…”

“…Complementary to the 45th ordination of women study and Makant’s interviews, the ELCA Leadership Challenges Study (2020) investigated experiences among ELCA female pastors in synods (geographical districts) in the United States, the same year as the 50th anniversary of the ordination of female leaders in the church. The study uncovered a multitude of leadership challenges and strategies for this population, reinforcing the findings in the 45th Ordination Study, Makant’s interviews, and the prescriptions for success in other leadership studies (Cafferata 2020; Campbell-Reed 2019; Ferguson 2018; Lindsey 2021).…”

“…In recent decades, women have begun to enter seminaries in larger numbers (Burge and Williams 2019; Campbell-Reed 2019; Makant 2019), constituting approximately 60 percent of the student body. Yet, inequality in many forms still looms in the seminary (Kristoff 2018) and ultimately among female clergy (Lindsey 2021, Makant 2019). Women studying the ministry offer provocative stories of sexual abuse in line with the #MeToo movement (Makant 2019; Campbell-Reed 2019; Kristoff 2018), in addition to harassment and misogyny from their peers (Makant 2019).…”

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“…Feminist theory is essential to fostering the empowerment of women in different settings by advocating for their ability to regain control over various aspects of their lives and eliminating structures that undermine their integrity (Lindsey, 2011). Liberal feminist theory best fits the arguments of this article.…”