Constructions of Women’s Age at the Workplace
ISBN:
978-3-631-57836-0
Verlag:
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Land des Verlags:
Deutschland
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.11.2008
Reihe:
Frauen, Forschung und Wirtschaft
Format:
Softcover
Seitenanzahl:
144
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A woman is seldom perceived as «ageless», but is habitually categorized and assessed according to her age. Age-specific expectations exist for her body, her behaviour, and her way of living. In an economic context, these social norms concerning age and ageing have important consequences for women. They affect the way positions, salaries and career options are distributed. What is noticeable, however, is that a woman’s age is always held against her: A woman is too young for leadership, too unreliable to be promoted, too old to be retained in the company’s workforce. From quite different perspectives, constructions of women’s age at the workplace are discussed in this volume.
Biografische Anmerkung
The Editors: Margret Beisheim, Florentine Maier, Linda Kreil and Bianca Gusenbauer are scholars at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.
Der Gewerkschaftsbegriff des MitbestG im Lichte der kollektiven Koalitionsfreiheit.
Erscheinungsjahr:
2023
