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050 0 4 _aHD6135
_b.K495 2016
049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aHakim, Catherine.
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245 1 0 _aKey Issues in Women's Work
_bFemale Diversity and the Polarisation of Women's Employment.
_c
250 _asecond edition.
260 _aLondon :
_bTaylor and Francis,
_c(c)2016.
300 _a1 online resource (276 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aContemporary Issues in Public Policy
500 _aDescription based upon print version of record.
504 _a2
505 0 0 _aTitle Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Cases; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Explaining Women's Subordination; Key issues in women's employment; Theoretical perspectives; Patriarchy and male dominance: Goldberg; Patriarchy, male organisation and job segregation: Hartmann; Rational choices within families: Becker; Preference theory: Hakim; Feminist debates; A cross-national comparative review; 2 Marginal Employment, Voluntary Work, Unpaid Household Work; Work and employment: the conceptual framework
505 0 0 _aMarginal market workFamily workers; Home-based work; The informal economy; Seasonal and temporary work; Non-standard employment; Voluntary work and civic participation; Household work; Reproductive and caring work; Status of the housewife and househusband; Conclusions; 3 Feminisation of the Workforce; The creation of a part-time workforce; Part-time workers and secondary earners; Globalisation and the demasculinisation of work; Childcare services and homecare allowances; Do welfare states matter?; Conclusions; 4 Work Values, Work Plans and Social Interaction in the Workplace
505 0 0 _aAttitudes to the sexual division of labourWork-life balance; Work orientations; Work commitment and work centrality; Workplans; Attitudes to authority and male dominance; Social interaction; Do attitudes determine behaviour?; Conclusions; 5 Labour Mobility and Women's Employment Profiles; Changing perspectives; The sources of change; The impact of childbirth on employment; Sample selection bias; Movement in and out of the labour force; Continuity of employment over the life cycle: three employment profiles; The implications of intermittent employment; Conclusions
505 0 0 _a6 Occupational Segregation and the Pay GapJob segregation and labour market segmentation; Vertical job segregation and the pay gap; The impact of equal opportunities laws; Measures of occupational segregation; The new pattern of occupational segregation; Masculine and feminine work cultures; A segregated part-time workforce; Long term trends 1891-1991; The sex differential in earnings; Cross-national comparisons; The devaluation of women's work; The returns to education; Contextual factors; The glass ceiling and the glass escalator; Conclusions; 7 Social Engineering: The Role of the Law
505 0 0 _aFour mechanisms of social engineeringThe development of discrimination law; Social science evidence on indirect discrimination; The problem of female heterogeneity; Conclusions; 8 Conclusions: Female Diversity and Workforce Polarisation; True lies; Sex and gender; Female heterogeneity; Polarisation within the workforce; Sex differentials; Feminism and public attitude; Rethinking patriarchy and male dominance; Explaining women's subordination; Looking ahead; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index
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650 0 _aWomen
_xEmployment
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aSex discrimination in employment
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aSex role in the work environment
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aLabor policy
_zGreat Britain.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell