Computer-aided Manufacturing and Women’s Employment: The Clothing Industry in Four EC Countries

Section I. Introduction.- 1. Introduction.- Section II. The Context.- 2. Reconfiguration of the Market and the Use of Computerised Technology.- Section III. Human-Centred Technology.- 3. On Using Women as Resources: Italian Unions' Strategies Towards Information Technology and New Organisation of Work.- 4. Taylorism or Human-Centred Technology? Evaluating Alternative Paths of Technology in Germany.- Section IV. Organisational Innovations and the Use of Women's Tacit Knowledge.- 5. Benetton Italy: Beyond Fordism and Flexible Specialisation. The Evolution of the Network Firm Model.- 6. Homeworking in Italy in the Age of Computer Technology.- 7. Pronta Moda: The New Business Ventures for Women in Italy.- 8. New Openings for Women in the UK: Design and Craft for Computer-Aided Retailing.- Section V. At the Margin of New Technology.- 9. Technological Gradualism and Minority Women: A Case Study of the British and German Clothing Industries.- 10. An Aspect of Informalisation of Women's Work in a High-Tech Age: Turkish Sweatshops in the Netherlands.- Section VI. New Technology and the Internationalisation of Production.- 11. Technical Developments and Internationalisation of the German Clothing and Knitwear Industry.- 12. Computer-aided Technology and an Emerging International Division of Labour: Prospects for Women.- 13. Rationalisation and Internationalisation of Clothing Firms in the Netherlands: The Case of van Winkel Fashions Company in Budel.- Section VII. On Giving Access to Women.- 14. Why do Women Organise Through Trade Unions in Germany?.- 15. Empowerment or Escape? Technical Training for Homeworkers in Britain.- 16. The Role of Local Intervention: Choices and Agencies for Change.- Section VIII. Some Conclusions.- 17. Restructuring for 1992: Training Women toMeet Shortfalls in Technical and Managerial Skills.- Appendices. Supplementary Material on the Clothing Industries.- Appendix 1. The EC.- Appendix 2. Germany.- Appendix 3. Italy.- Appendix 4. The Netherlands.- Appendix 5. The United Kingdom.