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Gender, Class and Power

An Analysis of Pay Inequalities in the Workplace

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Tricia Dawson

    1. Keele Management School, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom

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  • Provides an examination of the barriers preventing women from achieving equal pay in the British printing industry
  • Combines a practitioner and academic perspective
  • Explores the theories behind gender discrimination and offers practical solutions

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Tricia Dawson
    Pages 1-17

  3. Theories of Discrimination

    • Tricia Dawson
    Pages 19-54

  4. The Development of the Printing Industry: Workers’ and Employers’ Organisation

    • Tricia Dawson
    Pages 55-80

  5. Missed Opportunities: The Failure of Union Solidarity in the Struggle for Control of the Labour Process

    • Tricia Dawson
    Pages 81-114

  6. Gender or Skill? The Continuation of Segregated Work

    • Tricia Dawson
    Pages 115-149

  7. Challenging Inequality: Employers and Unions

    • Tricia Dawson
    Pages 151-184

  8. Wage Leadership: The Continuation of Unequal Pay

    • Tricia Dawson
    Pages 185-221

  9. ‘Paid Class 3, Treated Class 3, Act Class 3[?]’: Overcoming the Barriers

    • Tricia Dawson
    Pages 223-246

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 247-267
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Keele Management School, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom

    Tricia Dawson

About the author

Tricia Dawson is a Lecturer in HRM at Keele University, UK and was previously Senior Lecturer in HRM at the University of Westminster. She was also employed by the Graphical, Paper and Media Union as Equality Policy Adviser for over 20 years from 1979.

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