Working in the margins: Women's experiences of stress and occupational health problems in part-time and casual retail jobs

Women and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-107

  Zeytinoglu, Isik Urla ^a   Seaton, M Bianca ^b   Lillevik, Waheeda ^c   Moruz, Josefina ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^d United Food and Commercial Workers International Union   (Canada)

Author keywords

Part time and casual jobs; Retail sector; Stress; Women workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRAINE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRADE UNION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 25144511155     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v41n01_06     Document Type: Article

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