New initiative, old problem: classroom assistants and the under-valuation of women's work

Kay Gilbert; Chris  Warhurst; Dennis Nickson; Scott Hurrell; Johanna Commander

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2338.2011.00653.x

New initiative, old problem: classroom assistants and the under-valuation of women's work

Kay Gilbert, Chris Warhurst, Dennis Nickson, Scott Hurrell, Johanna Commander

Work, Employment And Organisation

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Abstract

Centred on classroom assistants in Scotland, this paper examines the
process by which an occupation dominated by female workers becomes
undervalued. The qualitative data reveals the cognitive errors made by the
key actors – government, employers and unions in this process

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-37
Number of pages	16
Journal	Industrial Relations Journal
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2011.00653.x
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

human resource management
classroom assistants
women
work

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