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Contemporary Issues in Public Policy Ser.: Key Issues in Women's Work : Female Diversity and the Polarisation of Women's Employment by Catherine Hakim (2004, Perfect)

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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-101904385168

ISBN-139781904385165

eBay Product ID (ePID)43397162

Product Key Features

Number of Pages280 Pages

Publication NameKey Issues in Women's Work : Female Diversity and the Polarisation of Women's Employment

LanguageEnglish

SubjectWomen in Business, General

Publication Year2004

TypeTextbook

AuthorCatherine Hakim

Subject AreaLaw, Business & Economics

SeriesContemporary Issues in Public Policy Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2005-279089

Reviews'Hakim's contribution is unique in that she acknowledges and uses disciplines beyond the scope of sociology, social policy and gender studies: psycho-physiology, economics, history and law are cleverly deployed. Her challenges to many feminist claims make the book singular and thought provoking even for sceptical readers'18 February 2005, Times Higher Educational Supplement21/09/04 - Catherine Hakim was a guest speaker on Woman's Hour in a feature entitled 'Trues lies in about woman's work - a woman's work is never done...'http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2004_38_tue_01.shtml22/09/04 - Joanna Moorhead interviews Catherine Hakim for the Guardian, explans why adopting Scandinavian-style family policies may not be such a good idea.http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1309724,00.htmlThere has been a high level of interest in Scandinavia, including interviews in Executive Magazine and Dagens Industri.www.executive-biz.net

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SynopsisWomen's employment is one of the most widely-discussed and often-misunderstood issues of modern society. Are women today oppressed, or do they have the best of both worlds? Do women have to go out to work to gain equality with men, or do they already do more than their share of domestic work, caring work and voluntary work as well as work in the informal economy? Do women seek careers on the same terms as men, or are they content to be dependent wives or secondary earners taking jobs on a short-term basis? How important is job segregation in explaining the 20% pay gap between men and women? Have equal opportunities laws had any real impact? Are women in Europe lagging behind, or are they at the forefront of developments in modern societies? This new updated edition of Catherine Hakim's classic text addresses all the key issues currently debated in relation to women's work - in the domestic sphere, as well as paid employment. Dr Hakim tests the power of patriarchy theory and preference theory against economic theories. Sex discrimination, work-life balance, part-time work, flexible hours, homeworking, career patterns across the life cycle, labour mobility, labour turnover, the returns to education, occupational segregation, the pay gap, the glass ceiling, and the impact of European Union policies are all considered. Analysis of historical developments over the twentieth century, based on censuses, is complemented by case studies of people working in occupations undergoing dramatic change. Throughout the book, comparisons are drawn between the USA, Britain, other European countries, Canada, Australia, and also China, Japan and other Far Eastern societies. The analysis draws on sociology, economics, psychology, labour law, history and social anthropology to conclude that the diversity of women's life goals and lifestyle preferences is increasing. This explains the growing polarisation of women's employment and many contradictory recent research results., This updated edition of Catherine Hakim's classic text addresses all the key issues currently debated in relation to women's work - in the domestic sphere, as well as paid employment.

LC Classification NumberK1700-1973