Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007
Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007 by Linda McDowell
2013 | ISBN: 1444339192 | English | 294 Pages | PDF | 1.70 MB
2013 | ISBN: 1444339192 | English | 294 Pages | PDF | 1.70 MB
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