1st Edition

Beyond Hierarchy Gender And Sexuality In The Social Economy

By Sarah Oerton Copyright 1996
226 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

Since the early 1980s there has been a surge of interest in both issues of gender and sexuality in work and organizational life, and in the founding and running of co-operatives and collectives. Since hierarchy rests on divisions which are in part gendered and sexualized, and co-operatives for the most part operate with "flat" or non-hierarchical structures, they could be seen as places where... Read more
Part I Part I; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Gender Issues in Flatter Organizations; Chapter 3 Gender, Work and the Labour Market; Chapter 4 Gender, Agency and Resistance; Chapter 5 Gender and Sexuality in Work and Organizations; Part II Part II; Chapter 6 The Research Fieldwork; Chapter 7 The Constraints of Work in Flatter Organizations; Chapter 8 The Marginalization of Flatter Organizations; Chapter 9 The Benefits of Flatter Organizations; Chapter 10 Conclusions;

Biography

Sarah Oerton University of Wales.