Ethel Brooks
Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University

Professor Brooks' research interests include gender and labor, critical political economy, globalization, social movements, feminist theory, comparative sociology, Central American studies, South Asian studies, nationalism, post-colonialism and critical race theory. She has done field work research in Dhaka, San Salvador, and New York City on the working conditions and organizing practices of women working in the garment industry. Her works have been published in several refereed journals. They include "Globalized Chinese Capital in Central America" with Amy Freedman in Asian Pacific Perspectives (May 2001); "Campanas transnacionales de protesta y la nueva division internacional de trabajo: Cuestiones de genero en el sector maquila" in Apuntes de Investigacion (November 2000); and "After the Wars: Cross-Border Organizing in Central America" with Winifred Tate in NACLA: Report on the Americas, Special Issue on Labor (January/February 1999).