Global Perspectives on Gender and Work: Readings and Interpretations

by Kevin Bales

Book Overview

This comprehensive reader examines the myriad ways in which work--whether it is well-paid, unpaid, or underpaid--profoundly influences our roles in both the public and private spheres. Jacqueline Goodman has selected a key set of essays that examine influential arguments on the multifaceted ways in which gender inequality is linked to market and non-market work. The readings also explore paths to greater gender equality, as well as the ways in which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074255614X
• ISBN13: 9780742556140
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"