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- The analysis is multi-jurisdictional, bringing together contributions from Australia, North America, Canada, the UK, Europe and Japan.
- Contributions come from some of the leading international scholars in the field
- The analysis is placed within the broader context of globalization, also taking account of theoretical perspectives
In recent years, gender has emerged as an important focus of attention in discourse in and around labour law. Gender is gradually moving from the margin to the mainstream of labour law debate, particularly with the development of a 'family-friendly' policy agenda. This book consists of a series of essays from an international selection of leading legal scholars exploring the shifting boundary between work and family from a labour law perspective. The object is to assess the global implications for labour law and policy of women's changing role in paid and unpaid work.
The approaches adopted by the contributors' are diverse, both conceptually and geographically, encompassing analyses from Australia, North America, Canada, the UK, Europe and Japan, and including national and supra-national perspectives. Key themes informing the collection as a whole are the re-positioning of unpaid care work as integral to the performance and structure of productive activity; and consideration of the implications of recognizing the interdependence of work and family activities. In this way, the book seeks to develop a central theme from the previously published 'Labour Law in an Era of Globalization' (Conaghan, Fischl and Klare, eds. OUP), as part of an ongoing exploration into the distributive implications of economic and political globalization.
Readership: Scholars and students of labour law, welfare law, family law, immigration law, international economic law, and development law; and feminist scholars, students and activists interested in women's studies, social theory and social policy
1: Joanne Conaghan and Kerry Rittich: Introduction: Interrogating the Work/Family Divide
I Situating Debate about Work and Family
2: Joanne Conaghan: Work, Family, and the Discipline of Labour Law
3: Kerry Rittich: Equity and Efficiency: International Institutions and the Work/Family Nexus
II Reimagining the Worker
4: Anna Chapman: Work/Family, Australian Labour Law, and the Normative Worker
5: Hugh Collins: The Right to Flexibility
6: Guy Mundlak: ReCommodifying Time: Working Hours of 'Live-in' Domestic Workers
7: Maria Rosaria Marella: The Family Economy versus the Labour Market (or Housework as a Legal Issue)
8: Mutsuko Asakara: Gender and Diversification of Labour Forms in Japan
9: Lucy Williams: Poor Women's Work Experiences: Gaps in the 'Work/Family' Discussion
III 'Family-Friendly' Labour Law
10: Clare McGlynn: Work, Family, and Parenthood: The European Union Agenda
11: Rosemary Owens: Taking Leave: Work and Family in Australian Law and Policy
12: Judy Fudge: A New Gender Contract? Work/Life Balance and Working-Time Flexibility
13: Csilla Kollonay Lehoczky: Work and Family Issues in the Transitional Countries of Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of Hungary
14: Hiroko Hayashi: Issues of Work and Family in Japan
IV Conclusion: A Cautionary Tale
15: Richard Michael Fischl: A Woman's World
Edited by Joanne Conaghan, Professor of Law, University of Kent, and Kerry Rittich, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law and the Women's Studies Programme at the University of Toronto.
Contributors:
Joanne Conaghan
Kerry Rittich
Anna Chapman
Hugh Collins
Guy Mundlak
Maria Rosaria Marella
Mutsuko Asakura
Lucy Williams
Clare McGlynn
Rosemary Owens
Judy Fudge
Csilla Kollonay Lehoczky
Hiroko Hayashi
Richard Michael Fischl
"This important and timely collection offers a rigorous interrogation of many of the assumptions behind this new policy agenda...a challenging and thoughtful critique of the 'work/life balance' debate" -Feminist Legal Studies
"..an excellent account of the ongoing debate over the role of law in structuring the labour market and policing the boundaries between work and family. It offers a significant and very welcome addition to scholarship" - Feminist Legal Studies
