Includes bibliographical references and index. Eviota, E. U. (1992). The political economy of gender: women and the sexual division of labour in the Philippines. London: Zed Books.

Part I: Contours of the discussion -- Sex, gender and society -- Gender and political economy -- Sexuality, ideology and cultural practice -- Part II: The sexual division of labour in the Philippines: pre-colonial and colonial legacies -- The pre-hispanic period --The Philippines under Spain: the first centuries (1521-1750) -- Spain's last 150 tears: the development of export crops and the commercialization of the economy -- The Philippines under American rule: 1901-42, 1945-46 -- Part III: The sexual division of labour in the post-colonial period (1946-89) -- Work, wages, ideology and women's responses: an overview -- Women's work: some contemporary configurations (1) -- Women's work: some contemporary configurations (2) -- Class, family, state and development -- Part IV: Gender and social transformation -- Gender subordination: historical and contemporary