Emily Thomson

Datos Biográficos

ID3992583
NOMBREEmily Thomson
NOMBRESEmily
APELLIDOThomson
FIRMATHOMSON E
AFILIACIONESGlasgow Caledonian University
ORCID0000-0003-4019-1027
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAS17
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2003
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2013
ÍNDICE H2

  • Economic Recession and Recovery in the UK

    Ailsa Mckay, Jim Campbell et al.ARTICLEFeminist Economics2013Citada por: 15Referencias: 3

    This study argues that a feminist economics perspective is essential in order to fully understand the gender consequences of the recent recession and the ongoing economic crisis in the United Kingdom. Unemployment and redundancy rates have been used to highlight the fact that male workers suffered the greatest impact in terms of job losses in the initial phases of the recession. However, this situation appears to have reversed with an associated …

  • Apprenticeship Training in England

    Jim Campbell, Emily Thomson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Contemporary European…2011Referencias: 3

    This article is a critical comparison of the development in apprenticeship training in Britain with that in other European countries, particularly Germany. In both countries, the apprenticeship system displays high levels of gender segregation where men dominate the ‘traditional’ apprenticeships in craft, technical and engineering occupations, while women dominate the mainly service or care sector occupations. Attempts to improve and expand appre…

  • Do Ends Justify Means? Feminist Economics Perspectives on the Business Case for Gender Equality in the UK Labour Market

    Open AccessEmily ThomsonARTICLEe-cadernos CES2009Citada por: 2Referencias: 27

    This paper intends to explore a feminist economics perspective on business case arguments for gender equality in the UK labour market, where there are significant inequalities between men and women. Policy discourse on gender equality has moved from one which emphasises ‘equal opportunities’ and notions of fairness and equal treatment to one which focuses on increasing economic efficiency in the wider economy and viewing female employees as a com…

  • From Gender Blind to Gender Focused

    Open AccessJim Campbell, Ailsa Mckay et al.ARTICLEScottish Affairs2006Referencias: 1

    This article outlines the research findings from an investigation carried out by the authors on behalf of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Scotland on the extent of the gender based occupational segregation in the Modern Apprenticeship (MA) programme in Scotland. The paper begins by highlighting the main arguments relating to the economic costs of occupational segregation. This is followed by an outline of how the MA programme operates in…

  • Childcare

    Jim Campbell, Gill Scott et al.ARTICLERegional Studies2003

    CAMPBELL J., SCOTT G. and THOMSON E. (2003) Childcare: an investigation of labour market issues, Reg. Studies 37, 957–967. Over recent years the UK government and the Scottish Executive have demonstrated a commitment to the development of childcare services through the use of both supply and demand subsidies. This paper reviews the rationale for the UK National Childcare Strategy and its Scottish equivalent, with a focus on the local development …