Gendering the knowledge economy : comparative perspectives / edited by Sylvia Walby [and others].
| Other author | Walby, Sylvia. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. |
| Description | xiv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : Theorizing the gendering of the knowledge economy : comparative approaches / Sylvia Walby -- Gender and the conceptualization of the knowledge economy in comparison / Karen Shire -- Comparative livelihood security systems from a gender perspective, with a focus on Japan / Mari Osawa -- Varieties of gender regimes and regulating gender equality at work in the global context / Ilse Lenz -- Similar outcomes, different paths : the cross-national transfer of gendered regulations of employment / Glenda S. Roberts -- Self-employment in comparative perspective : general trends and the case of new media / Karen Gottschall and Daniela Kroos -- Living and working patterns in the new knowledge economy : new opportunities and old social divisions in the case of new media and care-work / Diane Perrons -- Are care-workers knowledge workers? / Makiko Nishikawa and Kazuko Tanaka -- Who gets to be a knowledge worker? The case of UK call centres / Susan Durbin -- Restructuring gendered flexibility in organizations : a comparative analysis of call centres in Germany / Ursula Holtgrewe. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-312) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006044696 |
| ISBN | 1403994579 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781403994578 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC79.I55 G46 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |