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1. Research

   Women in Multinational Corporations: Old Myths, New Constructions and Some Deconstruction

   Dallalfar, Arlene, and Siamak Movahedi. 1996. “Women in Multinational Corporations: Old Myths, New Constructions and Some Deconstruction.” Organization 3 (4): 546–59.

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   Topics: Economies, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Multi-National Corporations, Political Economies

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   The Abject Bodies of the Maquiladora Female Workers on a Globalized Border

   Taylor, Guadalupe. 2010. “The Abject Bodies of the Maquiladora Female Workers on a Globalized Border.” Race, Gender & Class 17 (3/4): 349–63.

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   Topics: Citizenship, Class, Economies, Feminisms, Gender, Femininity/ies, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Globalization, Indigenous, Livelihoods, Multi-National Corporations, Political Economies, Violence Regions: Americas, North America Countries: Mexico Keywords: abject, maquiladora workers, borders, body, ethnicity, social class, patriarchy, gender, race, oppression, capitalism, feminism, materialism, Marxism, feminist theory, indigenous, praxis, disapora, transcultural, transnational, western, mexico, mexican

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   New Plantations, New Workers: Gender and Production Politics in the Dominican Republic

   Raynolds, Laura T. 2001. “New Plantations, New Workers: Gender and Production Politics in the Dominican Republic.” Gender and Society 15 (1): 7–28.

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   Topics: Class, Economies, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Globalization, Livelihoods, Multi-National Corporations, Political Economies Regions: Americas, Caribbean countries Countries: Dominican Republic

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   Gender Equality as Smart Economics? A Critique of the 2012 World Development Report

   Roberts, Adrienne, and Susan Soederberg. 2012. “Gender Equality as Smart Economics: A Critique of the 2012 World Development Report.” Third World Quarterly 33 (5): 949–68.

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   Topics: Development, Economies, Economic Inequality, Poverty, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, International Financial Institutions, Multi-National Corporations, Political Economies

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   Gender, Class, and Work: The Complex Impacts of Globalization

   Brumley, Krista M. 2010. “Gender, Class, and Work: The Complex Impacts of Globalization.” Edited by M. T. Segal. Interactions and Intersections of Gendered Bodies at Work, at Home, And At Play 14: 95–119.

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   Topics: Class, Economies, Gender, Globalization, International Organizations, Multi-National Corporations Regions: Americas, North America Countries: Mexico

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   “Bottom Power:” Theorizing Feminism and the Women’s Movement in Sierra Leone (1981-2007)

   Day, Lynda R. 2008. “‘Bottom Power:’ Theorizing Feminism and the Women’s Movement in Sierra Leone (1981-2007).” African and Asian Studies 7 (4): 491–513.

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   Topics: Feminisms, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Gender Equality/Inequality, Multi-National Corporations, Political Participation Regions: Africa, West Africa Countries: Sierra Leone Keywords: Sierra Leone, African women, women’s social movements, African feminism, fifty/fifty, women’s political activism

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   Lipstick evangelism: Avon trading circles and gender empowerment in South Africa

   Dolan, Catherine, and Linda Scott. 2009. “Lipstick Evangelism: Avon Trading Circles and Gender Empowerment in South Africa.” Gender and Development 17 (2): 203–18.

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   Topics: Development, Economies, Poverty, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equity, Multi-National Corporations Regions: Africa, Southern Africa Countries: South Africa Keywords: gender empowerment, poverty reduction, consumer goods, partnerships, markets

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   Negotiating Difference: Constructing Selves and Others in a Transnational Apparel Manufacturing Firm

   Feldman, Shelley, and Stephanie Buechler. 1998. “Negotiating Difference: Constructing Selves and Others in a Transnational Apparel Manufacturing Firm.” The Sociological Quarterly 39 (4): 623–44.

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   Topics: Economies, Ethnicity, Gender, Women, Multi-National Corporations, Race Regions: Americas, North America, Asia, East Asia Countries: Japan, United States of America

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   Workers’ rights and corporate accountability – the move towards practical, worker-driven change for sportswear workers in Indonesia

   Gardener, Daisy. 2012. “Workers’ Rights and Corporate Accountability — the Move Towards Practical, Worker-Driven Change for Sportswear Workers in Indonesia.” Gender and Development 20 (1): 49–65.

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   Topics: Economies, Gender, Women, International Organizations, Multi-National Corporations, Rights, Human Rights Regions: Asia, Southeast Asia Countries: Indonesia

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    YEARNING FOR LIGHTNESS: Transnational Circuits in the Marketing and Consumption of Skin Lighteners

    Glenn, Evelyn Nakano. 2008. “Yearning for Lightness: Transnational Circuits in the Marketing and Consumption of Skin Lighteners.” Gender and Society 22 (3): 281–302.

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    Topics: Class, Coloniality/Post-Coloniality, Ethnicity, Gender, Women, Globalization, Multi-National Corporations, Nationalism, Race Keywords: colorism, beauty, skin bleaching, globalism, discrimination

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