Gender and the city in historical perspective : an introduction
Gender and the City
Community ; Gender ; Methodology ; Research ; Social geography ; Town ; Woman
An introduction to the four papers on gender and the city. Guest editor concedes that the theme is not original, but maintains that she wanted to offer a forum where gender scholars could refine methodologies and add to the empirical record
Spatial routes to gender wage (in)equality : regional restructuring and wage differentials by gender and education
Economic restructuring ; Educational level ; Gender ; Gender difference ; Labour ; Labour market ; Living standard ; Regional disparities ; United States of America ; Wage ; Wage inequality
Women's work, men's work : gender, labor organization, and technology acquisition in a Oaxacan village
Agricultural work ; Economic activity ; Family ; Gender ; Gender difference ; Labour ; Mexico ; Oaxaca ; Production technique ; Village ; Woman ; Work organization
Trashy women : gender and the politics of Garbage in Chicago, 1890-1917
Gender and the City
Author purports to fill a lacuna in the gendered analysis of waste-related reform efforts. Article illustrates how women reformers used municipal housekeeping to influence garbage collection and disposal, especially in and around poor neighborhoods
Gender ; Gender difference ; Guadalajara ; Household ; Housing ; Life cycle ; Living standard ; Mexico ; Poverty ; Residential choice ; Woman
The A. deconstructs the categorical grouping of the urban poor as a homogenous poplation and female-headed households as the poorest of the poor. She shows that, as we have to account for gender in the examination of shelter and well being we have
Boston ; Economic sector ; Ethnicity ; Gender ; Massachusetts ; Public space ; Social geography ; Trade unionism ; United States of America ; Woman
A commentary on the four articles devoted to gender and the city. Two strikes organized under the auspices of the Women's Trade Union League are compared. The different histories of the telephone and garment workers' strikes in Boston are used
Activity space ; Australia ; Division of labour ; Feminism ; Gender ; Gender difference ; New Zealand ; Oceania ; Post-colonialism ; Post-modernism ; Research ; Singapore ; Social practice ; Woman
Gender, class, and urban space : public and private space in contemporary urban landscapes
Division of labour ; Ethnicity ; Feminism ; Gender ; Private space ; Public space ; Scotland ; Socio-economic system ; United Kingdom ; Urban area ; Urban district ; Urban landscape ; Urban society
Containment and mismatch : gender differences in commuting in metropolitan labor markets
Commuting ; Gender difference ; Journey to work ; Local labour market ; Market segmentation ; Model ; Social segregation ; Travel time ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Woman
Colonization ; Conflict ; Gender ; Historical geography ; Maoris ; New Zealand ; Racism ; Social class ; Years 1860-69
deconstructs the traditional binary representation of racism in colonial history by introducing class and gender. The rhetoric of the proclamation is found to be based on debasement, hegemonic masculinity and abjection. - (SLD)
Reviews how gentrification in Tijuana has affected three marginal groups of working women : prostitutes, factory workers in maquiladoras, and street vendors. Author also weighs the gendered representations of women in Tijuana and of the city. Each
Caste ; Common land ; Ethnicity ; Gender ; Himalaya ; India ; Mountain ; Pastureland ; Rural society ; Village
from 2,000 to 4,000 m in elevation. Authors identify 10 categories of land use based on gender, caste, and ethnicity. Diverse social interests are articulated through mahila mandals (women's organizations) and mimbers (groups of village elders). - (SLD)