Policy for a change : local labour market analysis and gender equality / edited by Sue Yeandle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yeandle, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Employment--Great Britain.

Women.

Women--Employment.

Women employees.

Social conditions.

Great Britain.

Sex discrimination in employment--Great Britain.

Sex discrimination in employment.

Women employees--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 218 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy, 2009.

Summary:

Why is it so hard to turn girls' success at school into success in the labour market? How does detailed evidence about women’s engagement with local labour markets affect the 'preference theory' debate? Why is part-time employment such a popular but economically damaging choice for women? What barriers still limit women’s horizons and narrow their aspirations?

Using a new and original approach, this illuminating book explores women’s employment at the start of the 21st century, in particular identifying aspects of women’s labour market situation which remain poorly understood and challenging much ‘received wisdom’ about women and work. The contributors examine pervasive myths about women in employment which have influenced policy and explore a number of theoretical puzzles and problems which persist despite attempts to tackle them.

Policy for a change will be essential reading for professionals, employers and trade unions working in human resources, regeneration, equalities and diversity, anti-poverty, skills and training, as well as for researchers, teachers and students in sociology, social and public policy, labour market economics, urban studies and management.

Contents:

one Introduction / Sue Yeandle 1

Part 1 1 Making connections: concepts and debates

two Local labour markets in public policy context / Sue Yeandle, Cinnamon Bennett, Lisa Buckner, Karen Escott, Linda Grant 13

three Women’s labour market situation: myths, puzzles and problems / Sue Yeandle, Cinnamon Bennett, Lisa Buckner, Karen Escott, Linda Grant 35

Part 2 Gender equality and local labour markets

four Segregation and clustering in the labour market: men, women and local-level analysis / Lisa Buckner 59

five Discrimination and disadvantage in local labour markets: issues affecting Black and minority ethnic women / Sue Yeandle, Lisa Buckner 77

six Accessing the labour market / Karen Escott 97

seven Job design and working hours: key sources of gender inequality / Linda Grant 117

eight Tough at the top: women’s career progression - an example in the local government sector / Cinnamon Bennett, Ning Tang 137

nine Concluision: policy for a change / Sue Yeandle 157 .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-210) and index.

ISBN:

9781847420541

1847420540

OCLC:

227184529