Women and the New World economy: an island’s experience
Abstract
The development of free trade practices in the world market, together with the recent fluctuations on the international money market, is having an increasing impact on the small island economies, such as Mauritius. This paper, written from the practitioner’s point of view, discusses how the restructuring process is affecting female employees. Examples of corrective action being taken in favour of women, such as training programmes in entrepreneurship and leadership, are presented. The difficulties encountered in achieving the training objectives are reviewed and issues needing further attention to optimise the successful involvement of women in the upgrading of the Mauritian workforce are identified.
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Citation
Day‐Hookoomsing, P. (2002), "Women and the New World economy: an island’s experience", Women in Management Review, Vol. 17 No. 7, pp. 308-317. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649420210445767
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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