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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154573703321

Titolo

Gender segregation : divisions of work in post-industrial welfare states / / edited by Lena Gonas and Jan Ch Karlsson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-25461-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations, charts, tables

Altri autori (Persone)

GonasLena <1945->

KarlssonJan <1948->

Disciplina

306.3/615094

Soggetti

Sexual division of labor - Europe

Sexual division of labor - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2006 by Ashgate.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Divisions of gender and work / Lena Gonas and Jan Ch Karlsson -- 2. Labour market inequality, past and future : a perspective from the United States / Chris Tilly -- 3. Gendered divisions of work : a multilevel approach / Lena Gonas -- 4. Segregated integration / Ann Bergman -- 5. Measuring gender segregation / Ruth Emerek -- 6. The new economy and the work life balance : conceptual explorations and a case study of new media / Diane Perrons -- 7. Life modes and gender in the Swedish public-health sector / Liselotte Jakobsen -- 8. Employment, flexible working and the family / Rosemary Crompton -- 9. Men's parental leave : a manifestation of gender equality or child-orientation? / Lisbeth Bekkengen -- 10. Dualities and contradictions / Lena Gonas and Jan Ch Karlsson.

Sommario/riassunto

This insightful volume asks if, and to what extent, gender divisions in working life are changing. The contributors discuss the implications from a labour market perspective and a family-work level perspective, which are combined to examine if and where patterns of gender integration can be found. Research from several European countries is presented, as well as from the US, to provide comparative and international perspectives. A wide range of related issues are tackled including questions of methodology and measurement, as well as segregation patterns, welfare state provisions and the use of parental



leave. The volume provides suggestions for integration at different levels of society and, by applying a multidisciplinary approach and illustrating developments on different analytical levels, the authors further the discussion on how integration can be pursued.