Gender, Class and Power : An Analysis of Pay Inequalities in the Workplace

With A Particular Focus On The British Printing Industry, This Book Tackles The Ongoing Issue Of Pay Inequality And Examines The Challenges Facing Many Women Today. By Analysing Organisation Processes Within The Workplace, The Author Considers The Unequal Allocation Of Power Resources That Generate And Sustain Women's Invisibility And Argues That Women's Power Is Often Outflanked By That Of Their Male Colleagues. Written By A Skilled Academic With Direct Industry Experience, This New Book Is An Insightful Read For Those Researching Human Resource Management (hrm), Women's Studies And Diversity, As Well As Trade Union Officials And Policy-makers. Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List Of Figures; List Of Tables; 1: Introduction; Research Process; Organisation Of the chapters; References; 2: Theories Of discrimination; Power, Gender And pay; Power; Power Resources; Bradley's Model Of gendered Power; Extending The model; Economic Theories Of discrimination; Neo-classical Explanations; Alternative Economic Explanations; Gender-based Theories Of discrimination; Gendered Practices And policies: Workplace And union; Conclusions; References; 3: The Development Of the printing Industry: Workers' And employers' Organisation Early Development: 1470-1780 The Nineteenth Century; The Early Twentieth Century; Post Second World War; Developments Post-merger: The gpmu; The End Of independent Print Unions: Amicus And unite; Conclusions; References; 4: Missed Opportunities: The failure Of union Solidarity In the struggle For control Of the labour Process; Early History; The Nineteenth Century; The Early Twentieth Century; Two World Wars And the interwar Years; Post-second World War; The Gpmu Merger; Conclusions; References; 5: Gender Or Skill? The continuation Of segregated Work Occupational Segregation And the labour Process In general Printing Job Content; Barriers To removing Occupational Segregation By sex; Conclusions; References; 6: Challenging Inequality: Employers And unions; Discriminatory Treatment At Work; Employment Policies; Recruitment And promotion Processes; Training Processes; Hours Of work And caring Responsibilities; Union Internal Democracy; The Efficacy Of structural Change In the gpmu; The Gpmu: A reassessment; Conclusions; References; 7: Wage Leadership: The continuation Of unequal Pay; Pay Determination Between 1950 And 1991 Pay Determination Post-1991 National Bargaining; Negotiating Processes At National Level; Local Bargaining; Bargaining Processes At Local Level; Pay Outcomes; Conclusions; References; 8: 'paid Class 3, Treated Class 3, Act Class 3[?]': Overcoming The barriers; Women's Invisibility In the work Organisation; Women's Invisibility In bargaining Processes; Summary And final Comments; References; Appendix: Characteristics Of survey Respondents And interviewees; Glossary; Index Tricia Dawson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 'This book, written by a former union officer turned academic, provides an extraordinarily detailed account of how gender inequalities became embedded in the print industry and failed to respond to formal policy efforts on the part of both employers and unions. It should be seen as a cautionary tale for employers and unions in other industries where gender segregation, undervaluation of women's skills and work, and gender pay gaps prevail.' Gill Kirton, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London With a particular focus on the British printing industry, this book tackles the ongoing issue of pay inequality and examines the challenges facing many women today. By analysing organisation processes within the workplace, the author considers the unequal allocation of power resources that generate and sustain women's invisibility and argues that women's power is often outflanked by that of their male colleagues. Written by a skilled academic with direct industry experience, this new book is an insightful read for those researching human resource management (HRM), women's studies and diversity, as well as trade union officials and policy-makers Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction (Tricia Dawson)....Pages 1-17 Theories of Discrimination (Tricia Dawson)....Pages 19-54 The Development of the Printing Industry: Workers’ and Employers’ Organisation (Tricia Dawson)....Pages 55-80 Missed Opportunities: The Failure of Union Solidarity in the Struggle for Control of the Labour Process (Tricia Dawson)....Pages 81-114 Gender or Skill? The Continuation of Segregated Work (Tricia Dawson)....Pages 115-149 Challenging Inequality: Employers and Unions (Tricia Dawson)....Pages 151-184 Wage Leadership: The Continuation of Unequal Pay (Tricia Dawson)....Pages 185-221 ‘Paid Class 3, Treated Class 3, Act Class 3[?]’: Overcoming the Barriers (Tricia Dawson)....Pages 223-246 Back Matter ....Pages 247-267