Gender, Class and Power
An Analysis of Pay Inequalities in the Workplace
Authors: Dawson, Tricia
Free Preview- Provides an examination of the barriers preventing women from achieving equal pay in the British printing industry
- Combines a practitioner and academic perspective
- Explores the theories behind gender discrimination and offers practical solutions
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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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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.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-17
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Theories of Discrimination
Pages 19-54
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The Development of the Printing Industry: Workers’ and Employers’ Organisation
Pages 55-80
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Missed Opportunities: The Failure of Union Solidarity in the Struggle for Control of the Labour Process
Pages 81-114
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Gender or Skill? The Continuation of Segregated Work
Pages 115-149
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Gender, Class and Power
- Book Subtitle
- An Analysis of Pay Inequalities in the Workplace
- Authors
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- Tricia Dawson
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-58594-3
- DOI
- 10.1057/978-1-137-58594-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-58593-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 267
- Number of Illustrations
- 6 b/w illustrations
- Topics
