WOMENS WORK AND INFORMAL ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN EUROPE

STRATIGAKI, M; VAIOU, D

dc.contributor.author	STRATIGAKI, M	en
dc.contributor.author	VAIOU, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:10:28Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:10:28Z
dc.date.issued	1994	en
dc.identifier.issn	0308-518X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11398
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Studies	en
dc.subject.classification	Geography	en
dc.title	WOMENS WORK AND INFORMAL ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN EUROPE	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1068/a261221	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a261221	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1994	en
heal.abstract	In Southern European countries, much of women's work lies out of the realm of 'wage labour' in forms of work which include agricultural labour in family farms, homeworking, unpaid domestic and caring labour, family helpers, and/or informal work in tourism, industry, or personal services. The importance of these forms of work is very likely to increase and several regions in Southern Europe present 'ideal conditions' for their proliferation. The bulk of women's work cannot be adequately grasped by looking exclusively at employment categories of economic and statistical surveys. These relegate to 'nonwork' many forms of women's labour in society. The authors discuss these 'other' forms of labour, focusing mainly on three issues: (a) the meaning and content of work for women in Southern Europe; (b) the connotations associated with terms such as 'atypical', 'irregular', 'informal', and so on, usually used to describe such activities and forms of work; (c) the effects of women's overrepresentation in such forms of work on gender divisions and on their own work prospects.	en
heal.publisher	PION LTD	en
heal.journalName	ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1068/a261221	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1994PC86300005	en
dc.identifier.volume	26	en
dc.identifier.issue	8	en
dc.identifier.spage	1221	en
dc.identifier.epage	1234	en