00592nam a2200085Ia 4500100001800000245006600018260000900084520039600093583001700489  aGray, Mark M.  aWomen and globalization : a study of 180 countries, 1975-2000  c2006  aExamines the impact of several measures of globalization on women's levels of life expectancy, literacy, and participation in the economy and parliamentary office.  Notes that international trade, foreign direct investment, membership in the United Nations and World Bank, and ratification of the Convention of Discrimination Against Women, are associated with improved conditions for women.  c7/6/06kJOYD