Garment Workers’ Rights Are Women’s Rights: Suggestions for Future Studies on Support for Socially Responsible Businesses
Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
11-2017
Abstract or Description
Presentation given at the International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference. Globally, 80% of garment workers are women. This conceptual paper proposes that future research studies frame garment workers' rights as women's rights as a way to increase support for socially responsible businesses. The proposition is based on current literature and the construal-level theory of psychological distance.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
International Textile and Apparel Association
Location
St. Petersburg, FL
Source
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2017/presentations/49/
Recommended Citation
Myers, Beth, Rachel Eike.
2017.
"Garment Workers’ Rights Are Women’s Rights: Suggestions for Future Studies on Support for Socially Responsible Businesses."
School of Human Ecology Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 321.
source: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2017/presentations/49/
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ecology-facpres/321
