The Impact of Liberalization on Female Workers in Quebec: Four Case Studies

The article explores the impact of market liberalization on Quebec's female workforce in a context of global capitalism by testing a hypothesis formulated by Brunelle, Beaulieu, and Minier (2004) as a concluding remark of a research that exposed the burgeoning of secondary labor market: "I...

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Published in:The Canadian review of sociology 2013-11, Vol.50 (4), p.482-502
Main Authors: Noiseux, Yanick, Boucher, Marie-Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Canada
Capitalism
Case studies
Deregulation
Employment
Females
Influence
Labor Market
Labour market
Liberalization
Market
Markets
Quebec
Services
Sociology
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
Telecommunications
Women workers
Workers
Working population. Employment. Women's work
Working Women
World Economy
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Summary:The article explores the impact of market liberalization on Quebec's female workforce in a context of global capitalism by testing a hypothesis formulated by Brunelle, Beaulieu, and Minier (2004) as a concluding remark of a research that exposed the burgeoning of secondary labor market: "Is liberalization leading to an employment-statuses-based restructuration of labor markets that would have negative impacts on women?" Using four case studies in key sectors of the economy (garments, retail, telecom, home-care services), the article suggests a genderized rehierarchization of labor markets based on employment statuses in the wake of the liberalization process.
ISSN:1755-6171
1755-618X
DOI:10.1111/cars.12029