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Political Science Labor & Industrial Relations

Temporary Work

The Gendered Rise of a Precarious Employment Relationship

by (author) Leah Faith Vosko

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2000
Category
Labor & Industrial Relations, Women's Studies, Labor
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802083340
    Publish Date
    Sep 2000
    List Price
    $54.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802047922
    Publish Date
    Sep 2000
    List Price
    $107.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442680432
    Publish Date
    Aug 2000
    List Price
    $105.00

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The first in-depth analysis of temporary work in Canada, Leah F. Vosko's important new book examines a number of important trends, including the commodification of labour power; the decline of the full-time, full-year job as a norm; and the gendered character of prevailing employment relationships. Spanning the period from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, Temporary Work traces the evolution of the temporary employment relationship in Canada and places it in an international context. It explores how, and to what extent, 'temporary work' is becoming a norm for a diverse group of workers in the labour market, taking gender as a central lens of analysis.

Recent scholarship emphasizes that the nature of work is changing, citing the spread of non-standard forms of employment and the rise in women's participation in the labour force. Vosko confirms that important changes are indeed taking place in the labour market, but argues that these changes are best understood in historical, economic and political contexts. This book will be invaluable to academics in a variety of disciplines as well as to policy analysts and practitioners.

About the author

Leah F. Vosko is a professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in the Political Economy of Gender & Work at York University.

Leah Faith Vosko's profile page