local labour market analysis and gender equality /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Sue Yeandle.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Bristol, UK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Policy Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Policy for a change; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface and acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; About the GELM research programme; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Introduction; 2. Local labour markets in public policy context; 3. Women's labour market situation: myths, puzzles and problems; 4. Segregation and clustering in the labour market: men, women and local-level analysis; 5. Discrimination and disadvantage in local labour markets: issues affecting Black and minority ethnic women; 6. Accessing the labour market.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Using a new and original approach, this illuminating book explores women's employment at the start of the 21st century, identifying aspects of women's labour market situation which remain poorly understood and challenging much 'received wisdom' about women and work.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Stock Number
212122
Stock Number
22573/ctt8hhrb8
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Policy for a change.
International Standard Book Number
1847420540
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sex discrimination in employment-- Great Britain.
Women employees-- Great Britain-- Social conditions.