Abstract / Description of output
Food retail is a major employer and growth sector. It is one in which gender segregation is evident with many shops reliant on parte time low paid women employees. Most of these employees are trying to combine care responsibilities and paid work. This research note explores findings from mm interviews with women working in nine food retail businesses in Scotland. Analysis illustrates the ways shop assistants maximize their control over time to ensure that unpaid family and care work can be prioritized. By contrast supervisors find promotion brings constraints on time and autonomy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 787-796 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Work, Employment And Society |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Dec 2009 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- autonomy
- food retail work
- job advancement
- low paid women workers
- part-time work
- work family articulation