Homeworking Women: Gender, Racism and Class at Work

by Carol Wolkowitz and Annie Phizacklea

Book Overview

An up-to-date overview of all types of home-based work is provided in this volume, which makes an important contribution to sociological and policy debates on homeworking.

The authors argue that homeworking replicates wider divisions in the labour force and that its potential for improving women′s employment opportunities is therefore limited. Using original research, they outline the advantages and disadvantages, the pay and conditions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803988745
• ISBN13: 9780803988743
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"