Globalization, Uncertainty and Women’s Careers: An International Comparison

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Globalization, Uncertainty and Women’s Careers

An International Comparison

Edited by

Hans-Peter Blossfeld

and

Heather Hofmeister

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Globalization, Uncertainty and Women’s Careers assesses the effects of globalization on the life courses of women in thirteen countries across Europe and America in the second half of the 20th century.

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Front Matter
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Foreword
PART I: INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1: Globalization, Uncertainty and Women’s Mid-Career Life Courses: A Theoretical Framework
- Chapter 2: Women’s Employment in Times of Globalization: A Comparative Overview
PART II: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON CONSERVATIVE WELFARE REGIMES
- Chapter 3: Women’s Employment in West Germany
- Chapter 4: Changes in Women’s Employment and Occupational Mobility in the Netherlands: 1995 to 2000
PART III: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC WELFARE REGIMES
- Chapter 5: Globalization, Deindustrialization and the Labor Market Experiences of Swedish Women, 1950 to 2000
- Chapter 6: Danish Women’s Unemployment, Job Mobility and Non-Employment, 1980s and 1990s: Marked by Globalization?
PART IV: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON POST-SOCIALIST WELFARE REGIMES
PART V: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON LIBERAL WELFARE REGIMES
- Chapter 11: Women’s Employment in Britain
- Chapter 12: Women’s Employment Transitions and Mobility in the United States: 1968 to 1991
PART VI: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON FAMILY-ORIENTED WELFARE REGIMES
PART VII: CONCLUSIONS
- Chapter 16: The Impact of Gender Role Attitudes on Women’s Life Courses
- Chapter 17: Women’s Careers in an Era of Uncertainty: Conclusions from a 13-Country International Comparison
Index

Monograph Book

Published:: 27 Jun 2006

Print ISBN:: 9781845426644

eISBN:: 9781781007495

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781007495

Pages:: 496

Collection:: Social And Political Science 2010 and before

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