Working Lives
Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Demography
| Author: | Linda McDowell | ISBN: | 9781118349243 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | April 22, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Linda McDowell |
| ISBN: | 9781118349243 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | April 22, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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
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
