Many are appalled by this trolling

I agree, it glosses over poverty wages, harassment, corporate impunity & obscures differences btwn E & S Asia

But there is a kernel of truth

Paid work outside the home enhances women’s autonomy

In low tech poor places this starts with https://twitter.com/catoinstitute/status/1381242399343718402

Poor countries that do not diversify or upgrade economically tend to repress labour to maintain export competitiveness

In low-end supply chains, buyers set low prices & even renege on their commitments (as occurred under the covid economic downturn)

Cue low wages & precarity

And my comments are not to imply that global corporations are 'saving poor women'.

But I must object to the pious, parochial idiocy of those who ignore the alternatives in poor places.

If labour demand in manufacturing is weak, a Dalit woman cannot escape an abusive village.

If you're sceptical but curious, see my piece on

"Why East Asia overtook South Asia in Gender Relations" https://www.draliceevans.com/post/how-did-east-asia-overtake-south-asia

One more thing..

In societies where organised labour has been sufficiently strong to secure workers' rights, notwithstanding low productivity, those high labour costs have curbed labour demand.

Employers cannot afford to hire more workers, & women are at the back of the queue.

The 'enemy' is not a contrarian Cato tweet,

But persistently low economic complexity that pushes the government & entrepreneurs of Bangladesh to maximise export competitiveness by competing on low prices, amping up work intensity, & violently repressing organised labour.