Gender and Employment Insecurity in the UK

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Autor(a) principal: Purcell, Kate
Data de Publicação: 2004
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista Estudos Feministas
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X2004000200010
Resumo: The objective of this article is to explore how far employment insecurity is gendered in the UK, focusing on recent trends in temporary employment, covering fixed term, seasonal, agency, casual and other temporary work. The first section of this paper considers the pressures and resistances that have cumulatively led to women’s current participation in paid work. This is followed by an examination of recent trends in UK employment patterns, with particular reference to differences within the female population of working age and the incidence and distribution of part-time employment. Recent trends and gender differences in temporary employment are then considered against this broader background. Finally, this evidence is considered in relation to arguments that atypical employment provides opportunities for women’s increased labour force participation and the practical reconciliation of employment and family roles and relationships.
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spelling Gender and Employment Insecurity in the UKGÊNERO E INSEGURANÇA NO TRABALHO NO REINO UNIDOThe objective of this article is to explore how far employment insecurity is gendered in the UK, focusing on recent trends in temporary employment, covering fixed term, seasonal, agency, casual and other temporary work. The first section of this paper considers the pressures and resistances that have cumulatively led to women’s current participation in paid work. This is followed by an examination of recent trends in UK employment patterns, with particular reference to differences within the female population of working age and the incidence and distribution of part-time employment. Recent trends and gender differences in temporary employment are then considered against this broader background. Finally, this evidence is considered in relation to arguments that atypical employment provides opportunities for women’s increased labour force participation and the practical reconciliation of employment and family roles and relationships.O objetivo deste artigo é explorar a dimensão de gênero da insegurança do emprego no Reino Unido, focalizando, para tanto, as recentes tendências do trabalho temporário, que incluem o de prazo fixo, o sazonal, o sem vínculo empregatício, o contratado através de agência, o ocasional e outros tipos de trabalho temporário. Essas formas de trabalho são, inequivocamente, inseguras, sejam elas livremente escolhidas ou não. A primeira seção do artigo trata das pressões e resistências que têm, cumulativamente, levado à atual participação de mulheres no trabalho remunerado. Examinam-se, em seguida, as recentes tendências nos padrões de emprego no Reino Unido, com especial referência às diferenças entre mulheres em idade de trabalho, bem como à incidência e distribuição do trabalho de meio período. As tendências recentes e as diferenças de gênero no trabalho temporário são, assim, consideradas à luz desse contexto mais amplo. Finalmente, esses achados são confrontados com os argumentos no sentido de que o emprego atípico fornece oportunidades para um aumento da participação de mulheres na força de trabalho e para uma conciliação prática entre o emprego e os papéis e relacionamentos familiares.Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina2004-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X200400020001010.1590/S0104-026X2004000200010Revista Estudos Feministas; Vol. 12 No. 2 (2004); 147Revista Estudos Feministas; Vol. 12 Núm. 2 (2004); 147Revista Estudos Feministas; v. 12 n. 2 (2004); 1471806-95840104-026Xreponame:Revista Estudos Feministasinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X2004000200010/7867Copyright (c) 2018 Revista Estudos Feministasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPurcell, Kate2020-01-30T08:20:50Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/8579Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/oai||ref@cfh.ufsc.br1806-95840104-026Xopendoar:2022-11-21T11:37:29.965570Revista Estudos Feministas - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)true
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