Swasti Mitter (22 May 1939 – 1 May 2016)[1] was a researcher into gender and development. She held posts as Professor of Gender and Technology at the University of Brighton, and as a deputy director of the UNU Institute of New Technologies at the University of Maastricht (Now UNU-MERIT). Her main area of research involved exploring the ways Information Technologies have influenced employment patterns for women in less developed countries.[2]
In the early 1970s, she traveled to Sonarpur to research peasant uprisings, publishing a paper on the subject Peasant Movements in West Bengal in 1977. An academic post in 1974 at Brighton Polytechnic led to a professorial position at what had become the University of Brighton in 1993, in gender and technology.[1] Whilst at Brighton, she published two books, Common Fate: Common Bond in 1986, about the poor working conditions of women in export processing zones, and Computer-aded Manufacturing and Women's Employment in 1992.[3] From 1994 to 2000, Mitter was deputy director of INTECH.[1]
On 1 May 2016, Mitter died at Churchill Hospital, Oxford due to cancer and pneumonia.[3]
Selected publicationsedit
Mitter, S. (1986). Common fate, common bond: Women in the global economy. London: Pluto.[4][5]
Mitter, S., & Rowbotham, S. (1995). Women encounter technology: Changing patterns of employment in the Third World. London: Routledge.
Mitter, S., Pearson, R., Ng, C., & International Labour Organization. (1992). Global information processing: The emergence of software services and data entry jobs in selected developing countries. Geneva: ILO.
Referencesedit
^ abcdRowbotham, Sheila (14 June 2016). "Swasti Mitter obituary". The Guardian.
^British Academy: Craft and World Commerce - Participant's Biography - Swasti Mitter (2005) Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today (Accessed March 2012)
^ abcdRowbotham, Sheila (9 January 2020). "Mitter [née Sanyal], Swasti (1939–2016)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^Banarjee, R. (January 01, 1988). Common fate, common bond: women in the global economy. Feminist Review, 30, 118-120
^Bučar, M. (1987). Swasti Mitter: Common fate, common bond. Women in global economy: Pluto Press, London, 1986. 177 p. International Monetary System and Developing Countries, 177-178.
May 04, 2024
swasti, mitter, 1939, 2016, researcher, into, gender, development, held, posts, professor, gender, technology, university, brighton, deputy, director, institute, technologies, university, maastricht, merit, main, area, research, involved, exploring, ways, info. Swasti Mitter 22 May 1939 1 May 2016 1 was a researcher into gender and development She held posts as Professor of Gender and Technology at the University of Brighton and as a deputy director of the UNU Institute of New Technologies at the University of Maastricht Now UNU MERIT Her main area of research involved exploring the ways Information Technologies have influenced employment patterns for women in less developed countries 2 Life editMitter was born in Baharampur West Bengal India on 22 May 1939 Her father Sasankasekhar Sanyal was a politician and her mother Usha Rani 3 She was educated at Presidency College and Krishnath College Against her parents wishes she married in 1960 Partha Mitter and they had two children together 3 They moved to the United Kingdom where she studied at the London School of Economics and the University of Cambridge 1 In the early 1970s she traveled to Sonarpur to research peasant uprisings publishing a paper on the subject Peasant Movements in West Bengal in 1977 An academic post in 1974 at Brighton Polytechnic led to a professorial position at what had become the University of Brighton in 1993 in gender and technology 1 Whilst at Brighton she published two books Common Fate Common Bond in 1986 about the poor working conditions of women in export processing zones and Computer aded Manufacturing and Women s Employment in 1992 3 From 1994 to 2000 Mitter was deputy director of INTECH 1 On 1 May 2016 Mitter died at Churchill Hospital Oxford due to cancer and pneumonia 3 Selected publications editMitter S 1986 Common fate common bond Women in the global economy London Pluto 4 5 Mitter S amp Rowbotham S 1995 Women encounter technology Changing patterns of employment in the Third World London Routledge Mitter S Pearson R Ng C amp International Labour Organization 1992 Global information processing The emergence of software services and data entry jobs in selected developing countries Geneva ILO References edit a b c d Rowbotham Sheila 14 June 2016 Swasti Mitter obituary The Guardian British Academy Craft and World Commerce Participant s Biography Swasti Mitter 2005 Archived 2012 07 23 at archive today Accessed March 2012 a b c d Rowbotham Sheila 9 January 2020 Mitter nee Sanyal Swasti 1939 2016 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Retrieved 9 May 2020 Banarjee R January 01 1988 Common fate common bond women in the global economy Feminist Review 30 118 120 Bucar M 1987 Swasti Mitter Common fate common bond Women in global economy Pluto Press London 1986 177 p International Monetary System and Developing Countries 177 178 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swasti Mitter amp oldid 1220682832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
