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Men's work, masculinities and gender divisions of labour

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Gender analysis with an explicit focus on men and masculinities has yet to be applied to many developing country contexts or to issues of gender divisions of labour. This article explores the shape that such analyses might take, arguing for a greater conceptual emphasis, in studies of gender divisions of labour, on embodied subjectivities, on agency and on the complexity of gender domination, and for further methodological critique of definitions and measurement of work. Through a discussion of mainly south Asian examples it is suggested that specific groups of men experience well-being threats as a consequence of high work intensity. It is also proposed that we gain a better understanding of gender divisions of labour, including how women might make use of codes of manliness, through greater analytical attention to men's work and masculinities, since women's investments in subject positions, and agency, develops in relation to men's.

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  • Cecile Jackson, 1999. "Men's work, masculinities and gender divisions of labour," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(1), pages 89-108.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:36:y:1999:i:1:p:89-108
    DOI: 10.1080/00220389908422613
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    1. Selorm Kobla Kugbega & Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt, 2023. "Gendered dynamics of state‐led smallholder commercialisation in Ghana. The case of Nkoranza traditional area," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 35(5), pages 716-737, July.
    2. Barbara Harriss-White, 2001. "A Note on Male Governance of South Indian Family Businesses and its Implications for Women," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 8(1), pages 89-96, March.

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