Precarious work, women, and the new economy : the challenge to legal norms
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Precarious work, women, and the new economy : the challenge to legal norms
（Oñati international series in law and society）
Hart Publishing, 2006
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"A series published for the Oñati Institute for the Sociology of Law"
Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-394) and index
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Description
Globalisation, the shift from manufacturing to services as a source of employment, and the spread of information-based systems and technologies have given birth to a new economy, which emphasises flexibility in the labour market and in employment relations. These changes have led to the erosion of the standard (industrial) employment relationship and an increase in precarious work - work which is poorly paid and insecure. Women perform a disproportionate amount of precarious work. This collection of original essays by leading scholars on labour law and women's work explores the relationship between precarious work and gender, and evaluates the extent to which the growth and spread of precarious work challenges traditional norms of labour law and conventional forms of legal regulation.The book provides a comparative perspective by furnishing case studies from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Quebec, Sweden, the UK, and the US, as well as the international and supranational context through essays that focus on the IMF, the ILO, and the EU.
Common themes and concepts thread throughout the essays, which grapple with the legal and public policy challenges posed by women's precarious work.
Table of Contents
Part One Introduction 1 Precarious Work, Women, and The New Economy: The Challenge to Legal Norms Judy Fudge and Rosemary Owens Part Two Supranational Norms and Discourses about Precarious Work 2 Rights, Risk, and Reward: Governance Norms in the International Order and the Problem of Precarious Work Kerry Rittich 3 Gender, Precarious Work, and the International Labour Code: The Ghost in the ILO Closet Leah Vosko 4 Promoting Precariousness? The Response of EU Employment Policies to Precarious Work Diamond Ashiagbor Part Three Working Time and Precarious Work 5 Time to Dream? Flexibility, Families, and the Regulation of Working Time Joanne Conaghan 6 The Need for a Reduced Workweek in the United States Vicki Schultz and Allison Hoffman 7 Gender and the Legal Regulation of Employment Breaks Claire Kilpatrick Part Four A Matter of Status? Protecting Precarious Workers 8 Precarious Norms for Precarious Workers Sandra Fredman 9 Self-Employment, Women, and Precarious Work: The Scope of Labour Protection Judy Fudge 10 The Regulation of Paid Care Work in the Home in Quebec: From the Hearth to the Global Marketplace Stephanie Bernstein Part Five Old Laws/New Workers 11 The New Face of Employment Discrimination Katherine Stone 12 On the Gendered Norm of Standard Employment in a Changing Labour Market Jenny Julen Votinius 13The Legal Production of Precarious Work Rosemary Hunter Part Six The Challenge of Flexibility 14 Flexibility and Security, Working Time, and Work-Family Policies Susanne Burri 15 Engendering Flexibility in a World of Precarious Work Rosemary Owens
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