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Gender, Work and Labour Markets

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  • © 1997

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  1. Sue Hatt

    1. University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Labour Resources

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 1-16

  3. Changing Employment Patterns

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 17-34

  4. Housework, Childcare and Employment

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 35-50

  5. Work or Leisure?

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 51-64

  6. Men’s Jobs, Women’s Jobs

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 65-82

  7. Unemployment

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 83-98

  8. More Jobs, Less Dole?

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 99-115

  9. Wage Rates and the Demand for Labour

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 116-132

  10. Equal Pay?

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 133-149

  11. Labour Market Policies

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 150-167

  12. Women in the European Union

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 168-186

  13. Conclusion

    • Sue Hatt
    Pages 187-193

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 194-200
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Men and women's distinctive roles in productive activity affect their economic independence. The book uses basic economic principles to analyze the differences between men and women who are in employment, are unemployed or are non-participant in labour markets. The extent to which domestic responsibilities affect labour market participation varies considerably between men and women with implications for their promotion prospects and their earnings. This book considers the policy implications of the different economic roles of men and women.

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...Accessible, up-to-date student texts which take account of differences and similarities between and among men and women, in discussing their engagement in the labour market, are badly needed to train new generations of economists to do better. This textbook by Sue Hatt is just such a contribution and is therefore most welcome...a well-structured and admirably signposted account of the main features of men's and women's participation the UK economy. It includes chapters on changing employment patterns; housework, childcare and employment; leisure; gender segregation; unemployment; wages rates; equal pay; labour market policies and women in the European Union. The style is commendably clear and concise. Quite complex points are made easier to follow through the use of plain English and imaginative illustrations.' - Work, Employment and Society

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  • University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

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