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Empowering Women in the Chinese Capitalist Factory System

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Cornell International Affairs Review - Volume 05, Number 1 (Fall 2011)
Author
Akl, Sara
Abstract

Over the past thirty years, China has moved from a communist to a capitalist economy. This change has pushed millions of young, rural women to migrate to the cities in order to begin working in its many booming factories. These women, if they manage to avoid falling prey to false advertising and trafficking scams, enter the competitive capitalist system at the absolute lowest level. They find employment in foreign-invested companies, usually producing toys, clothing, footwear, and electronics. Their service positions in an unregulated labor market subordinate them, and factory women are constantly reminded of their low positions within the workplace.

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Vol. 5, Iss. 1 (Fall 2011)
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2011-11-01
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Akl, Sara. "Empowering Women in the Chinese Capitalist Factory System." Cornell International Affairs Review Vol. 5, Iss. 1 (Fall 2011). https://doi.org/10.37513/ciar.v5i1.412.
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