Contents
Gendering industrial subcontracting work : a qualitative study of garment ateliers in Istanbul / Saniye Dedeoglu 1
Abstract 1
Introduction 1
Theoretical considerations of Women's Informal and Subcontracted Work 2
Globalization of Garment Production and Women's Work in Turkey 5
Gender Relations and Organization of the Turkish Household 8
Family-owned Garment Ateliers in Istanbul: Two Case Studies 11
The Timagur Family 11
The Acar Brothers 14
Striving for Survival: Families Mobilizing their Resources 16
Women's Labour in the Timagur and Acar Ateliers 19
Accounting for Gender in Garment Production 21
Conclusion 23
References 25
Biographical Note 27