This study provides an examination of women's employment in the UK. It considers such aspects as sex discrimination, patriarchy, part-time work, "flexible" hours, homeworking, marriage and career patterns, employment rights and the exploitation of part-timers, pay, and occupational segregation.
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Verlagsgruppe
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
figures, tables, bibliography, indices
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-485-80109-5 (9780485801095)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Explaining women's subordination; marginal work and domestic work; feminization of the workforce; work orientations and work plans; labour mobility and women's employment profiles; occupational segregation and the pay gap; social engineering - the role of law; conclusions - female heterogeneity and workforce polarization.
