Restructuring flexibility: Case studies of part-time female workers in six workplaces

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 306-333

  Jenkins, Sarah ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embodied restructuring; Flexibility restructuring; Gender relations; Part time workers; Workplace

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 2042427890     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2004.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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