Enduring inequalities

Examining sexism and gender disparities among labour and capital dynamics in container terminal work

Bibliographic Data

ID21189778
AuthorsVictor Gekara (0000-0002-7356-120X, MIT University), Darryn Snell (0000-0002-0888-0992, MIT University)
Year2025
Volume19
Issue2
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWork Organisation Labour & Globalisation (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1745-641X • E-ISSN: 1745-6428
PublisherPluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.13169/workorgalaboglob.19.2.0003
OpenAlexW4411856706
LanguageEN
References cited19

Despite increasing pressure for, and general trends towards, greater workplace inclusivity, gender inequality remains a persistent and significant feature of the logistics labour force. As a result, an age-old reputation for dominant masculinity remains, undermining the recruitment and retention of women. Drawing on a qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with managers, workers and union officials, this article interrogates the reproduction of gender inequalities in container terminal work. We examine the combined effect of embedded gendered union attitudes and employer practices in reinforcing and perpetuating workplace gender inequalities. We do this in the context of a growing literature placing logistics at the critical core of aggressive strategies of wealth generation within global supply chains

Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Labour economics · Political science · Sociology · Telecommunications · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Gender Studies · Global trade and economics · Labor Movements and Unions · Mathematics

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