Key Issues in Women's Work
Female Heterogeneity and the Polarisation of Women's Employment
Published on 12. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-485-80109-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
figures, tables, bibliography, indices
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
359 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-485-80109-5 (9780485801095)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Catherine Hakim
Content
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.