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Day Two: What’s it like? How’m I doing? Where’s my stuff?

Posted on January 16, 2016 by susanmoir2015

This blog was created to report on my research. It was in my proposal to Fulbright in response the question of how I would make my work known to others. I could not decide before I left if it would … Continue reading →

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Day One

Posted on January 15, 2016 by susanmoir2015

No problem finding women working in construction in Mumbai. These women are digging a trench right outside my hotel in preparation for pipe work. They appear to be family units. The women work in the trench shoveling and removing cobblestones … Continue reading →

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Islands Within Islands

Posted on January 15, 2016 by susanmoir2015

Originally posted on Teacher Without Borders:
Mumbai’s first residents were thought to be deep-sea  fisherfolks, called the Kolis, who lived on what were originally seven islands along the shores of the Arabian Sea.  Over the centuries, Hindu dynasties, Muslim conquerors,…

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24 hours to go!

Posted on January 12, 2016 by susanmoir2015

I will be finally on my way to India at 8 PM tomorrow night. I am very excited, but some of my closest people are anxious because they have not received notices of any posts on my blog. That is … Continue reading →

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What will happen when highly capitalized global construction firms enter the Indian market?

Posted on November 5, 2015 by susanmoir2015

There are many reasons that women do the heaviest and dirtiest work in the construction industry in India. One is that , right now, women are cheaper than machines. But global companies come with capital and machines. As bad as … Continue reading →

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