Working Lives. Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007. Linda McDowell

• Тип: Текст PDF
• Автор: Linda McDowell
• Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited(2018)
• ISBN: 9781118349250, 978-5-04-477962-4
• Страниц: 295
• Язык: Английский

• Жанры: Социология

Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women’s employment in post-war Britain. A first-rate example of theoretically located empirical analysis of labour market change in contemporary Britain Includes compelling case studies that combine historical documentation of social change with fascinating first-hand accounts of women’s working lives over decades Integrates information gleaned from more than two decades of in-depth research Revealing comparative analysis of the similarities and differences in the lives of immigrant working women in post-war Britain Features real-life accounts of women’s under-reported experiences of migration