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Computer-aided Manufacturing and Women’s Employment: The Clothing Industry in Four EC Countries

For the Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Education of the European Communities, June 1990

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Swasti Mitter

    1. Brighton Business School, Brighton Polytechnic, Brighton, UK

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Part of the book series: Human-centred Systems (HCS)

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Swasti Mitter
      Pages 3-17

  3. The Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Reconfiguration of the Market and the Use of Computerised Technology

      • Jonathan Zeitlin
      Pages 21-34

  5. Organisational Innovations and the Use of Women’s Tacit Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Benetton Italy: Beyond Fordism and Flexible Specialisation. The Evolution of the Network Firm Model

      • Fiorenza Belussi
      Pages 73-91

    3. Homeworking in Italy in the Age of Computer Technology

      • Pauline Conroy Jackson
      Pages 93-101

    4. Pronta Moda: The New Business Ventures for Women in Italy

      • Raffaele Gaeta, Fiorenza Belussi, Swasti Mitter
      Pages 103-106

    5. New Openings for Women in the UK: Design and Craft for Computer-Aided Retailing

      • Sara Bowman
      Pages 107-116
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About this book

Drawing on the experiences of four major EC countries, this book documents the way computer technology has changed the pattern of women's work in the manufacturing sector. The sixteen contributors are leading authorities on the subject and analyse how technology has transformed employment in the clothing industry, which is still the major employer of female blue-collar workers in the EC. The contributors assess the aspects of computerisation that particularly affect women's employment opportuni- ties: flexible hours, flexible work locations and flexible specialisation. The book also contains evaluations of post-Fordism and human-centred technology, two leading issues in the debate about the applications of artificial intelligence and computer-aided technology. These essays highlight a growing polarisation in the job market and suggest training schemes which can equip women for technical and managerial employment. This is a pioneering work; so far, most of the literature on women and computerisation has focussed on office automation and data processing. Computer-aided Manufacturing and Women's Employment makes an important contribution to the fields of technology, employment, women's work, business management and trade union studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Brighton Business School, Brighton Polytechnic, Brighton, UK

    Swasti Mitter

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computer-aided Manufacturing and Women’s Employment: The Clothing Industry in Four EC Countries

  • Book Subtitle: For the Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Education of the European Communities, June 1990

  • Editors: Swasti Mitter

  • Series Title: Human-centred Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1837-4

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-19656-3Published: 11 November 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-1837-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-0856

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 236

  • Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes

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