00621nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000180001724500660003526000090010152003960011058300170050620260716043715.0  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