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New initiative, old problem: classroom assistants and the under‐valuation of women's work
Author(s) -
Gilbert Kay,
Warhurst Chris,
Nickson Dennis,
Hurrell Scott,
Commander Johanna
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.2011.00653.x
Subject(s) - valuation (finance) , government (linguistics) , work (physics) , process (computing) , qualitative research , cognition , psychology , public relations , sociology , political science , business , accounting , computer science , social science , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , operating system
Centred on classroom assistants in Scotland, this article examines the process by which an occupation dominated by female workers becomes under‐valued. The qualitative data reveals the cognitive errors made by the key actors—government, employers and unions in this process.