Key Issues in Women's Work: Female Heterogeneity and the Polarisation of Women's EmploymentA&C Black, 1996 M01 1 - 257 pages Covers sex discrimination, patriarchy, part-time work, 'flexible' hours, homeworking, marriage and career patterns, employment rights and the exploitation of part-timers, occupational segregation and the pay gap. |
Contents
Explaining womens subordination 1235 | 5 |
Marginal work and domestic work | 19 |
Feminisation of the workforce | 60 |
Work orientations and work plans | 83 |
Labour mobility and womens employment profiles | 120 |
Occupational segregation and the pay gap | 145 |
the role of law | 187 |
female heterogeneity and workforce | 202 |
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Key Issues in Women's Work: Female Diversity and the Polarisation of Women's ... Catherine Hakim No preview available - 2016 |
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