Gender, class and power : an analysis of pay inequalities in the workplace / Tricia Dawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawson, Tricia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination in employment.

Pay equity.

Equal pay for equal work.

Physical Description:

xvi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London: Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

With a particular focus on the British printing industry, this book tackles the ongoing issue of pay inequality and examines the challenges facing many women today. By analysing organisation processes within the workplace, the author considers the unequal allocation of power resources that generate and sustain women's invisibility and argues that women's power is often outflanked by that of their male colleagues. Written by a skilled academic with direct industry experience, this new book is an insightful read for those researching human resource management (HRM), women's studies and diversity, as well as trade union officials and policy-makers.

Contents:

Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Introduction; Research Process; Organisation of the Chapters; References; 2: Theories of Discrimination; Power, Gender and Pay; Power; Power Resources; Bradley's Model of Gendered Power; Extending the Model; Economic Theories of Discrimination; Neo-classical Explanations; Alternative Economic Explanations; Gender-Based Theories of Discrimination; Gendered Practices and Policies: Workplace and Union; Conclusions; References; 3: The Development of the Printing Industry: Workers' and Employers' Organisation

Early Development: 1470-1780 The Nineteenth Century; The Early Twentieth Century; Post Second World War; Developments Post-Merger: The GPMU; The End of Independent Print Unions: Amicus and Unite; Conclusions; References; 4: Missed Opportunities: The Failure of Union Solidarity in the Struggle for Control of the Labour Process; Early History; The Nineteenth Century; The Early Twentieth Century; Two World Wars and the Interwar Years; Post-Second World War; The GPMU Merger; Conclusions; References; 5: Gender or Skill? The Continuation of Segregated Work

Occupational Segregation and the Labour Process in General Printing Job Content; Barriers to Removing Occupational Segregation by Sex; Conclusions; References; 6: Challenging Inequality: Employers and Unions; Discriminatory Treatment at Work; Employment Policies; Recruitment and Promotion Processes; Training Processes; Hours of Work and Caring Responsibilities; Union Internal Democracy; The Efficacy of Structural Change in the GPMU; The GPMU: A Reassessment; Conclusions; References; 7: Wage Leadership: The Continuation of Unequal Pay; Pay Determination Between 1950 and 1991

Pay Determination Post-1991 National Bargaining; Negotiating Processes at National Level; Local Bargaining; Bargaining Processes at Local Level; Pay Outcomes; Conclusions; References; 8: 'Paid Class 3, Treated Class 3, Act Class 3[?]': Overcoming the Barriers; Women's Invisibility in the Work Organisation; Women's Invisibility in Bargaining Processes; Summary and Final Comments; References; Appendix: Characteristics of Survey Respondents and Interviewees; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1137585935

9781137585936

OCLC:

1019634506