Low‐paid women: the impact of regulatory change in Australia |
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Authors: | Marian Baird Rae Cooper Bradon Ellem |
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Institution: | University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia |
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Abstract: | How is low‐paid work experienced and understood by women at a time of marked regulatory change? Using a qualitative methodology, we examine women's experiences under Work Choices to assess the impact of the new laws. As in other neoliberal environments, we find that labour standards can have marked effects on low‐paid workers; that heightened managerial prerogative leads to fear and insecurity; and that, in spite of all this, low‐paid women have significant pride in their work. Furthermore, the results of regulatory change go beyond the workplace to affect women as carers, citizens and community members. |
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