Swaminathan Padmini
Madras Institute of Development Studies, 79, 2nd Main Road Gandhinagar, Adyar Chennai, Tamd Nadu India 600020.
New Solut. 2007;17(1-2):57-69. doi: 10.2190/X78K-3527-6M50-LP74.
The Indian economy has experienced economic growth post-1991 but has demonstrated an inability to generate adequate employment and even less of "quality" employment for much of its labor force. This article is based on data collected from conversations with women workers on the theme of "women, work and health," with an emphasis on, one, task allotment and working conditions in the household; and two, those related to conditions of work at the worksite and the gendered experience of such work. While narratives cannot establish causality between particular work environments and related adverse outcomes, they nevertheless provide crucial insights into what is likely to be blighting these women's lives. Advocates of women's work outside their home need to pay attention to both their remuneration for work and the costs to their health and well-being of such employment, so that policies aimed at employment generation also are sensitive to the adverse outcomes of such employment.
1991年之后，印度经济实现了增长，但该国表现出无力为其大部分劳动力创造充足就业机会，更无法创造“优质”就业机会。本文基于与女工就“妇女、工作与健康”主题进行对话所收集的数据，重点关注：其一，家庭中的任务分配和工作条件；其二，与工作场所的工作条件以及此类工作的性别体验相关的问题。虽然叙述无法确立特定工作环境与相关不良后果之间的因果关系，但它们仍能为可能影响这些妇女生活的因素提供关键见解。主张妇女外出工作的人需要关注她们的工作报酬以及此类就业对其健康和福祉造成的代价，以便旨在创造就业机会的政策也能对这种就业的不良后果保持敏感。
