ABSTRACT
The impact of economic development on gender equality and the international division of labor among women has been a major feminist concern. (Mies 1986; Ong 1990; Enloe 1990) In Taiwan, available studies have indicated that as a result of economic development, by 1986, employed women were increasingly being employed in sales and services, while also making up a substantial proportion of manufacturing workers. Nevertheless, the majority of women worked either as unpaid workers in family businesses, while a small proportion were self-employed (Chou 1994; Yan 1996).
