Women and Globalisation In conclusion, the GEAR policy does not take account of gender and will effectively perpetu­ate and entrench the gender division of labour and women's disadvantaged position in the economy. The challenge is to develop a gen­dered economic analysis and gender-sensitive economic policies, which make women visible and value their contribution to the economy and ensure an extension and deepening of services to address the needs of women. Alternative Approaches An integrated policy development approach In developing gender sensitive policies it is most critical that a holistic and integrated approach be adopted, since it is women's position in so­ciety and structural inequalities in the economy that disadvantage them. Thus, strategies that simply try to alleviate the position of women, without fundamentally challenging the source of their oppression are bound to fail. Gender sensitive macro-economic and in­dustrial policies All policy should be sensitive to the bias in ' gender-blind' policies. These are polices that do not openly discriminate against women, but have a different impact on women and men be­cause of their different structural positions in the economy and in society. Thus, government should assess the impact of particular policies on women, for example the effect of rapid trade liberalisation, which has led to massive job losses for women. Targeted employment creation for women Women should be actively targeted for job crea­tion. Employment creation schemes must take into account the position of women in the econ­omy, their reproductive role and the need to combine employment opportunities with train­ing and skilling for future employment. Deepening and extending the provision of social services by the state The present trend of privatisation and public sector cutbacks as envisaged in the GEAR framework goes against the vision of the RDP, which bases economic development on the meeting of basic needs. The state needs to pro­vide these services to poor people and women in particular as a means of redistribution, which will lead to economic growth and development. Socialising reproductive labour The long term goal is to transfer the responsi­bility for reproductive labour from women to the society as a whole. This involves the state providing social support, facilities and social services such as education, healthcare, housing transport and other basic infrastructure(water, electricity etc.). Secondly, employers should also take responsibility for childcare facilities and parental rights such as maternity pay and parental leave. Thirdly, there should be equal sharing of family responsibilities. Strategies to eliminate discrimination and segmentation in the workplace Employment equity legislation and affirmative action measures can help to break down the oc­cupational segregation in the labour market. Unions must monitor and play an active role in implementing this legislation and take up strong campaigns around giving women access to `traditional male' occupations and eliminating wage discrimination. Protective and Regulatory Legislation Contrary to the global trends and the GEAR framework, which pushes for increased labour market flexibility, there is a need for legislation which protects women, since they are subjected to high levels of insecurity and vulnerability in the labour market. Furthermore, there are in­creasing trends of casualisation, part-time and home-based work which are unregulated and erode the gains that have been made in worker right and benefits. Access to productive resources for women Government should develop strategies to en­sure that women gain access to land, natural re­14