Unemployed women in inter-war Britain
The case of the Lancashire weaving district 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3131491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rex Pope (University of Lancashire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 743-759 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612020000200534 |
| OpenAlex | W4235361667 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Women made up a high proportion of the inter-war workforce of the Lancashire weaving district but were concentrated in a cotton industry seriously affected by a collapse in exports. Consequently, in contrast with national experience, they had higher levels of recorded unemployment than men. Exceptionally high levels among married women led to suggestions that many such applicants for benefit were manipulating unemployment insurance regulations. However, evidence suggests that this resulted from difficulties in re-entering a tight labour market after necessary withdrawal, reinforced by employer and trade union practice and discriminatory social policies. Moreover, all women suffered from limited local diversification of women's employment opportunity while multi-income domestic economies inhibited migration
Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Unemployment · Weaving · Workforce · Engineering · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |