South Asian women in employment
The impact of migration, ethnic origin and the local economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3626058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jackie West (University of Bristol), Sophie Pilgrim (Office of Minority Health) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 357-378 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.1995.9976497 |
| OpenAlex | W2009571679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article presents original survey data on differences between Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Sikhs and Gujaratis in Britain in terms of women's own employment and their household circumstances, including men's position in the labour market. In arguing that differential economic activity is largely explained by familial responsibilities and economic opportunities, it emphasises in particular the impact of migration and of the local economy. The article also assesses South Asian women's experience of domestic labour and gendered obligations in the context of extensive material disadvantage. While it explores various dimensions of exclusion, including racism, it concludes by identifying a number of key issues affecting women's employment prospects in the future
Demographic economics · Development economics · Disadvantage · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Political science · Racism · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Cultural representations of immigrant workers by service providers and employers
Attitudes toward work
Economic Activity among UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani Women in the 1990s
Muslims in the West
The Labour Market Prospects for Pakistani and Bangladeshi Women
Investigating socio-economic explanations for gender and ethnic inequalities in health
Women, housing, homelessness and domestic violence
The settlement patterns and residential histories of older Gujaratis, Punjabis and Sylhetis in Birmingham, England
The Impact of Religio-cultural Norms and Values on the Education of Young South Asian Women
Female Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Modern Traditions? British Muslim Women and Academic Achievement
Shining light on DHX9
Paradoxes of Being and Becoming South Asian Single Mothers
British South Asian women managers and professionals
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a vesico-allantoic abdominal wall defect.
In the Way of Women
The Career Aspirations of South Asian Girls in Glasgow
Education
Workplace relations in ethnic minority firms — Asians in the West Midlands clothing industry
In and out’ of the labour market
Ethnicity and enterprise
Ethnicity and career aspirations in contemporary Britain
Race’ and ‘culture’ in the gendering of labour markets
Racial disadvantage and ethnic identity
Labour market experience and occupational change amongst ethnic groups in Great Britain
Enterprising Women
Sikh girls and the maintenance of an ethnic culture
The dialectics of ethnic incorporation and exclusion
Culture, ethnicity and class among Punjabi Sikh women in 1990s Britain
Enterprising Women
The Myth of Rising Female Employment
Women's Employment in France and Britain
Relative Merits
Occupational Change Over Childbirth
Segregated and Integrated Occupations
| Citations per year | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2024 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |