Women in turbulent times : crises, transitions and challenges for gender equality / edited by Jill Rubery, Núria Sánchez-Mira and Valeria Insarauto.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubery, Jill, editor.

Sánchez Mira, Núria, editor.

Insarauto, Valeria, editor.

Series:

Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 23.

Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role.

Women's rights.

Sexism.

Crises--Social aspects.

Crises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 376 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2026.

Summary:

"The last two decades have been marked by economic and social turmoil - from the global financial crash and the austerity turn to the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by cost-of-living crises, geopolitical conflicts and heightened political divisions. This succession of crises has destabilised economic and political systems and risks undermining the hard-won, albeit slow, progress towards gender equality in contemporary societies. At the same time, the way we live and work is being challenged by rapidly developing AI and digital technologies, the imperative to accelerate the transition to net zero emissions, and unresolved pressures to transform care systems to support women's sustained participation in waged work. Against this backdrop, this volume offers a long-term perspective on turbulence, grounded on comparative and country evidence from Europe, the USA, Australia, and the Global South. The chapters trace how acute shocks, chronic crises and systemic transformations reverberate through labour markets, households and state policies, reshaping gender inequalities and vulnerabilities and their intersections. The concluding discussion argues that turmoil is evolving into a polycrisis -an entanglement of economic, social, and ecological disruptions- while exposing a critical but neglected dimension of turbulence: the crisis of social reproduction and women's pivotal role in managing the tensions between production and the social reproduction spheres. By introducing a gender perspective into the polycrisis debate, this volume speaks to scholars in socioeconomics and gender studies; policy experts and advisors on gender equality; and activists, educators and the general public seeking to understand and address the challenges to gender equality in turbulent times"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Gender equality in turbulent times : from the financial crash to polycrisis / Jill Rubery, Valeria Insarauto, Núria Sánchez-Mira

Intersecting inequalities : the role of gender and migration background in women's labour market vulnerability during crises / Stephanie Steinmetz, Mattia Guarnerio

The gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor market outcomes : a comparative European perspective / Marija Bashevska, Giulia Dotti Sani

Working lives and livelihoods in turbulent times : intersecting inequalities of gender and class in the UK / Luis Torres, Tracey Warren

Gender pay inequality and wage setting institutions through crises and recoveries : a Southern European success story? / Hugo Figueiredo, Martí López-Andreu

Crises as drivers of change in couples' paid work arrangements in Europe / Luana Marx, Fei Bian, Núria Sánchez-Mira

COVID-19 and gender gaps in paid and unpaid work / Janeen Baxter, Alice Campbell, Rennie Lee, Madison Lloyd

The crisis of social reproduction provisioning : gender, class and migration in Poland and Ukraine / Ania Plomien, Gregory Schwartz

Enhancing dignity and equity : homecare workforce challenges amidst the cost of living crisis, with a focus on California / Enrique Lopezlira, Savannah Hunter

The "care transition" in turbulent times / Maria Karamessini

Unemployment and care risks in times of crisis : gender (in)equalities at the intersection of unemployment benefits, childcare and leave policies / Trine P. Larsen, Janine Leschke, Sonja Bekker

Digitalisation and remote work : gendered outcomes in job quality and the role of persistent gender inequalities in paid and unpaid work / Agnieska Piasna

Unmasking gender disparities in the digital economy : beyond access and numbers / Uma Rani, Nora Gobel, Sueda Uludag

Unpacking the green economy : worker justice without gender justice? / Jack Daly, Vera Trappmann, Ioulia Bessa, Jennifer Tomlinson

The future of gender equality in turbulent times : why we need a gender lens on polycrisis / Núria Sánchez-Mira, Jill Rubery, Valeria Insarauto.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9781003528210

9781040693445

OCLC:

1585500892

Publisher Number:

CIPO000366328