Maquila Work As Empowerment

Part I of Essay
The introduction of a Maquiladora into a newly developing country has many effects on the people who live there, especially women. It is a common misconception that all the effects are bad. A woman who works in a maquiladora to support her family certainly does not feel th ....

Part II of Essay
.... empowerment. Third world women who are employed outside the home set a better example for their younger daughters to follow. Although these jobs may seem undesirable ,even terrible to most it is still bringing women into the work force and giving them means to be more independent , which is a form of empowerment, however small an improvement it may seem. It entices these young girls to strive for more. They no longer want to work in the home, they want to go into the factories like their mothers and be more independent. I feel that, that ....