Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007

By Linda McDowell

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444339184
• ISBN13: 9781444339185
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"