The Geography of Gender Divisions of Labour in Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8963147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Duncan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 420-420 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/623028 |
| OpenAlex | W2319442975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 21 |
The paper provides basic information on the geography of gender divisions of labour in Britain. Although men have a fairly uniform 'breadwinning' role throughout Britain, there are substantial spatial variations in the degree to which women are engaged in full-time paid work, part-time paid work and full-time domestic work. These variations interact in various ways with indices of household 'conventionality' and women's social status. This geography of gender divisions of labour is a less familiar geography than those based on local economic or class relations. For instance west central London resembles industrial Lancashire or central Scotland, Bristol is rather like the north east, and outer Surrey, Kent and Sussex resemble rural Wales or Fenland. The paper relates these spatial differences to a discussion of gender divisions of labour in general, and discusses possible reasons for this variation. It also asks whether there could be a geography of patriarchy, and attempts some initial investigation of this question. Noting the severe limitations of aggregate and spatially defined statistics, the paper recommends more socially sensitive, in-depth research on these issues
Economic geography · Geography · Human geography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Rural development and sustainability
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,97 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2026 (34) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |