Gender and Precarious Work in the United States: Evidence from the Contingent Work Supplement 1995–2017

Autor:	Randy Albelda, Charalampos Konstantinidis, Aimee Bell-Pasht
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics 05 social sciences Capitalism Contingent work Phase (combat) 0506 political science Philosophy Political science Political economy 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Precarious work 050207 economics Central element
Zdroj:	Review of Radical Political Economics. 52:542-563
ISSN:	1552-8502 0486-6134
DOI:	10.1177/0486613419891175
Popis:	A central element of the neoliberal phase of capitalism is the flexibilization of labor and the consequent prevalence of precarious work. Here, we discuss flexibilization, develop a definition and measure of precarious work using the Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey, and examine the gender composition of precarious work in the United States. We find that gender and racial hierarchies persist in precarious jobs over the 1995–2017 period. Women—and women with children in particular—are over-represented in precarious jobs compared to men. Our findings call for a consideration of the impact of the changing nature of work on different groups of workers, and a renewed role for policy to ensure equitable terms of social reproduction.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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