Opportunities for Female Employment in Superstore Retailing
John A. Dawson
(Professor of Distributive Studies. He is director of the Institute for Retail Studies at the University of Stirling and has written extensively on retail and distributive issues in many countries.)
Anne M. Findlay
(Research fellow at the Institute for Retail Studies. She is currently working on the ESRC sponsored “Employment in British Superstores” project, and has a particular interest in the issue of female employment.)
Leigh Sparks
(Lecturer at the Institute for Retail Studies. He has written several articles on employment issues within retailing, concentrating in particular on the characteristics of superstore employment.)
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Abstract
This article assesses the specific employment opportunities for women in the retail superstore. The result of a sample survey (part of a wider study of retail employment) are compared with the responses to comparable questions from the Department of Employment survey of the late 1970s. The focus is on three areas: occupational segregation in a changing retail environment; female employment and life cycle stage; and female attitudes towards employment.
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Citation
Dawson, J.A., Findlay, A.M. and Sparks, L. (1987), "Opportunities for Female Employment in Superstore Retailing", Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010460
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1987, MCB UP Limited