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Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007 (RGS-IBG Book Series)
Working Lives Gender Migration and Employment in Britain 19452007 - RGS-IBG Book Series Author:Linda McDowell Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women?s employment in post-war Britain.A first-rate example of theoretically located empirical analysis of labour market change in contemporary BritainIncludes c... more »ompelling case studies that combine historical documentation of social change with fascinating first-hand accounts of women?s working lives over decadesIntegrates information gleaned from more than two decades of in-depth researchRevealing comparative analysis of the similarities and differences in the lives of immigrant working women in post-war BritainFeatures real-life accounts of women?s under-reported experiences of migration« less