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Kung, Lydia Factory Work and Women in Taiwan: Changes in Self-Image and Status 1976 Article Women and Work Taiwan, Asia, Industrialisation, Wages, Household, Housework, Domestic Labour, Gender, Gendered Labour, Family, Marriage
Citation Kung, Lydia 1976 Article Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society Taiwan Asia Industrialisation Wages Household Housework Domestic Labour Gender Gendered Labour Family Marriage Women and Work

"Factory Work and Women in Taiwan: Changes in Self-Image and Status"

by Kung, Lydia (1976)

Abstract

Writers concerned with the effects of industrialization on Chinese family structure have suggested that, as women enter the labor force, their standing both inside and outside the family is raised because their wage labor contributes to household income. 1 The opportunity to earn income on a regular basis outside the home has been cited as a major factor enabling young women to refuse undesirable marriage arrangements, to resist marriage entirely, or to exercise greater authority at home. 2 These propositions do indeed …

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Taiwan, Asia, Industrialisation, Wages, Household, Housework, Domestic Labour, Gender, Gendered Labour, Family, Marriage

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Women and Work

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