Gender, work, and economy : unpacking the global economy /
Gottfried, Heidi, 1955-
Gender, work, and economy : unpacking the global economy / Heidi Gottfried. - Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2013. - x, 338 pages : Illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-320) and indexes.
An introduction to gender, work, and economy : unpacking the global economy -- Theory of work and economy -- An integrative framework for the study of gender, work, and economy -- The puzzle of gender segregation : from historical roots to contemporary divisions -- Serving people : gender and services in the new economy -- Caring for people : gender and social reproduction in service economies -- State and economy : gender, policy, and work -- Terrains of struggle : gender, work, and labor organizing -- Thinking globally, global thinking : theories of internationalization and globalization -- Gender, global labor markets, commodity chains, and mobilities : globalizing production and reproduction -- On the global economic grid : Tokyo tales, London chronicles, Shanghai stories -- New political landscapes : gender equality projects in global arenas and nation states.
9780745647654 (pbk.)
2012289983
Sex discrimination in employment.
Sex role in the work environment.
Women--Employment.
HD6053 / .G67 2013
Gender, work, and economy : unpacking the global economy / Heidi Gottfried. - Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2013. - x, 338 pages : Illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-320) and indexes.
An introduction to gender, work, and economy : unpacking the global economy -- Theory of work and economy -- An integrative framework for the study of gender, work, and economy -- The puzzle of gender segregation : from historical roots to contemporary divisions -- Serving people : gender and services in the new economy -- Caring for people : gender and social reproduction in service economies -- State and economy : gender, policy, and work -- Terrains of struggle : gender, work, and labor organizing -- Thinking globally, global thinking : theories of internationalization and globalization -- Gender, global labor markets, commodity chains, and mobilities : globalizing production and reproduction -- On the global economic grid : Tokyo tales, London chronicles, Shanghai stories -- New political landscapes : gender equality projects in global arenas and nation states.
9780745647654 (pbk.)
2012289983
Sex discrimination in employment.
Sex role in the work environment.
Women--Employment.
HD6053 / .G67 2013