Working part-time for the State: Gender, class and the public sector pay gap

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 454-475

  Thornley, Carole ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class; Gender pay gap; Local government; Part time workers; Public sector

Indexed keywords

CLASS; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; WAGE GAP; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547913106     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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