Gender, Class and Power An Analysis of Pay Inequalities in the Workplace

‘This book, written by a former union officer turned academic, provides an extraordinarily detailed account of how gender inequalities became embedded in the print industry and failed to respond to formal policy efforts on the part of both employers and unions. It should be seen as a cautionary tale...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Dawson, Tricia. autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2018.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction,- 2. Theories of Discrimination
  • 3. The Development of the Printing Industry: Workers' and Employers' Organisation
  • 4. Missed Opportunities: The Failure of Union Solidarity in the Struggle for Control of the Labour Process
  • 5. Gender or Skill: The Continuation of Segregated Work
  • 6. Challenging Inequality: Employers and Unions
  • 7. Wage Leadership: The Continuation of Unequal Pay
  • 8. Conclusions.