The second
part discusses the sexual division of labor in towns with various sectors such as petty
trading, industrial occupations, clerical occupations, education sector (teaching),
health sector (nursing), etc. In the third part of her work, Boserup (1970: 174) points
out that economic development is accompanied by two major movements: first, a
gradual movement of the population from village to town, and, second, a gradual
movement from agricultural to non-agricultural activities. Examining the implications
of these two major movements on the sexual division of labor, Boserup concludes
that the process of economic development affects women's position and situation
within the sexual division of labor adversely and deteriorates their status.