Last Hired, First Fired: Women and the Canadian Work Force
Resource type
Authors/contributors
- Connelly, Patricia (Author)
- Benston, Margaret (Contributor)
Title
Last Hired, First Fired: Women and the Canadian Work Force
Abstract
Study of trends in the labour force participation of woman workers and their economic role in the labour market of Canada since 1901 - likens female underemployment and disguised unemployment to that of a reserve army of labour with cheap wages; denounces sexual division of labour as a form of sex discrimination; examines changing industrial structures and occupational structures; notes increasing need for labour force participation of married women to maintain standard of living within the family. Bibliography. --Summary, WorldCat catalogue record
Place
Toronto
Publisher
Women's Educational Press
Date
1978
# of Pages
122 pages: illustrations
Language
English
ISBN
978-0-88961-044-6
Extra
OCLC: 5336141
Notes
Contents: 1. Women's work -- 2. Reserve labour in a capitalist system -- 3. Do women meet the preconditions of a reserve labour force? -- 4. Do women meet the major condition of a reserve labour force? -- 5. The female reserve: Active and inactive dimensions -- 6. Demand for female labour: Changes in the industrial structure, 1901-1971 -- 7. Demand for female labour: Changes in the occupational structure, 1901-1971 -- 8. The supply of female labour -- 9. Summary and conclusion.
Introduction by Margaret Benston.
Citation
Connelly, P. (1978). Last Hired, First Fired: Women and the Canadian Work Force. Women’s Educational Press. https://archive.org/details/lasthiredfirstfi0000conn
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