Gender and the Contours of Precarious Employment,9780203874424

Gender and the Contours of Precarious Employment

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ISBN13: 9780203874424
ISBN10: 0203874420
Pub. Date: 2009-07-24
Publisher(s): Taylor & Francis
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Gender and the Concept of Precarious Employment
Canada: Gendered Precariousness and Social Reproduction
The United States: Different Sources of Precariousness in a Mosaic of Employment Arrangements
Australia: Casual Employment, Part-Time Employment and the Resilience of the Male-Breadwinner Model
Japan: The Reproductive Bargain and the Making of Precarious Employment
Ireland: Precarious Employment in the Context of the European Employment Strategy
The United Kingdom: From Flexible Employment to Vulnerable Workers
The Netherlands: Precarious Employment in a Context of Flexicurity
France: Precariousness, Gender and the Challenges for Labour Market Policy
Spain: Continuity and Change in Precarious Employment
Germany: Precarious Employment and the Rise of Mini-Jobs
Sweden: Precarious Work and Precarious Unemployment
Spatial Dimensions of Gendered Precariousness: Challenges for Comparative Analysis
Investigating Longitudinal Dimensions of Precarious Employment: Conceptual And Practical Issues
Precarious Lives in the New Economy: Comparative Intersectional Analysis
Precarious Employment in the Health Care Sector
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