Deconstructing Essentialism - Migrant Women in Stratified Labour Markets (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book proposes an original approach to analyse the social and professional trajectories of migrant women with tertiary education. It focuses on the role of essentialism in stratifying labour markets based on gender, class and racialisation, and in limiting migrant women's employment opportunities. Based on multi-sited fieldwork conducted in France and Italy, the book highlights how essentialism influences the assessment of working capacities, stressing that skills are socially constructed and valued depending on who embodies them. It also emphasises that migrant women and labour market gatekeepers are not only passively accepting essentialism, but some are also resisting and eventually challenging this process. Deconstructing essentialism enables us to better understand the mechanisms that produce stratifications and aids in designing paths towards more equal access to employment.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	October 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Anne-Iris Romens
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	150
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-114398-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Personnel & human resources management Promotions
LSN:	3-03-114398-1
Barcode:	9783031143984

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