Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century

Edited by Jacqueline Scott, Professor of Empirical Sociology, University of Cambridge, UK, the late Rosemary Crompton, former Emeritus Professor of Sociology, City University London, UK and Clare Lyonette, Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Research, Warwick University, UK

• Contents:Introduction: What’s New About Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century?Jacqueline Scott, Rosemary Crompton and Clare LyonettePART I: FAMILY AND LABOUR MARKET CHANGE1. Becoming Adult: The Persisting Importance of Class and GenderIngrid Schoon 2. Class Reproduction, Occupational Inheritance and Occupational ChoicesFiona Devine 3. Ethnic Differences in Women’s Economic Activity: A Focus on Pakistani and Bangladeshi WomenAngela Dale and Sameera Ahmed PART II: OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURES AND WELFARE REGIMES4. Gender and the Post-industrial Shift Janette Webb5. Penalties of Part-time Work Across EuropeTracey Warren 6. Feminising Professions in Britain and France: How Countries DifferNicky Le Feuvre PART III: THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATING FAMILY AND WORK7. Gender Segregation and Bargaining in Domestic Labour: Evidence from Longitudinal Time-use DataMan Yee Kan and Jonathan Gershuny8. Family, Class and Gender ‘Strategies’ in Mothers’ Employment and Childcare Rosemary Crompton and Clare Lyonette 9. Perceptions of Quality of Life: Gender Differences Across the Life Course Jacqueline Scott, Anke C. Plagnol and Jane NolanPART IV: UNDERSTANDING INEQUALITIES10. Within-Household Inequalities Across Classes? Management and Control of MoneyFran Bennett, Jerome De Henau and Sirin Sung 11. Restructuring Gender Relations: Women’s Labour Market Participation and Earnings Inequality Among HouseholdsGunn Elisabeth Birkelund and Arne MastekaasaPART V: CONFRONTING COMPLEXITY12. Feminist Policies and Feminist Conflicts: Daddy’s Care or Mother’s Milk? Anne Lise Ellingsæter 13. A Mysterious Commodity: Capitalism and Femininity Mary EvansIndex

‘This authoritative book, which brings together chapters by many of the leading experts on the topic, documents the new barriers and continuing constraints that still stand in the way of gender equality. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the persisting inequalities of gender and class in work and family life.’