Gender, Class and Power

An Analysis of Pay Inequalities in the Workplace
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-137-58593-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 267 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 483 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dawson, Tricia

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction,- 2. Theories of Discrimination.- 3. The Development of the Printing Industry: Workers' and Employers' Organisation.- 4. Missed Opportunities: The Failure of Union Solidarity in the Struggle for Control of the Labour Process.- 5. Gender or Skill: The Continuation of Segregated Work.- 6. Challenging Inequality: Employers and Unions.- 7. Wage Leadership: The Continuation of Unequal Pay.- 8. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Tricia Dawson is a Lecturer in HRM at Keele University, UK and was previously Senior Lecturer in HRM at the University of Westminster. She was also employed by the Graphical, Paper and Media Union as Equality Policy Adviser for over 20 years from 1979.