Women, Work and Place - Hardcover

Kobayashi, Audrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 077351225X ISBN 13: 9780773512252

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Topics include the transformation of the work force in nineteenth-century Montreal (Bettina Bradbury), feminization of skill in the British garment industry (Allison Kaye), the relationship between work and family for Japanese immigrant women in Canada (Audrey Kobayashi), experiences of women during a labour dispute in Ontario (Joy Parr), contemporary restructuring of the labour force in the United States (Susan Christopherson) and in an urban context in Montreal (Damaris Rose and Paul Villeneuve), the effect of gentrification on women's work roles (Liz Bondi), inequality in the work force (Sylvia Gold), and theoretical issues involved in understanding women in the contemporary city (Linda Peake). An introductory essay provides a review of current issues. Feminists and women's studies specialists and activists as well as geographers, historians, sociologists, and policy planners will find this book of great interest.

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Review:

"A first-rate collection which explores major themes in contemporary feminist analysis. I found it fascinating ... one of the best edited volumes I have seen." Gerda Wekerle, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University.

Synopsis:

An exploration of the experiences of working women, containing essays emphasizing the social, cultural, economic, historical and geographical contexts in which women work, and the effect of specific conditions on women's experiences. Topics include: the transformations of the workforce in 19th century Montreal; feminization of skill in the British garment industry; the relationship between work and family for Japanese immigrant women in Canada; experiences of women during a labour dispute in Ontario; contemporary restructuring of the labour force in the US, and in urban context in Montreal; the effect of gentrification on women's work roles; inequality in the work force; and theoretical issues involved in understanding women in the contemporary city.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 077351225X
• ISBN 13: 9780773512252
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256