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Gender and Employment-structure Patterns in Australia’s Retail Workforce: An Intra-industry Analysis

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  • Chang, J
  • Travaglione, A

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"Challenging conditions in Australian retail pose a threat to its retail workforce and are expected to change the retail employment landscape. This prompts a need to develop a contemporary knowledge of the retail workforce, which has a higher incidence of insecure employment than the general workforce. This study investigates gender and employment-structure patterns between different sectors within the retail industry by analysing the variables of employment status and gender between 40 Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANSIC) retail categories (for example groceries, clothing, automobiles, hardware, restaurants), using data from the ‘Australia at Work’ survey. The results show that while overall women dominate employment in the retail sector, retail employment among women tends to be part-time and lower-skilled, while men tend to be in more physical, skilled, prestigious, and full-time positions. Societal gender expectations such as the breadwinner role for men and child caring for women are also identified."

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  • Chang, J & Travaglione, A, 2012. "Gender and Employment-structure Patterns in Australia’s Retail Workforce: An Intra-industry Analysis," Australian Bulletin of Labour, National Institute of Labour Studies, vol. 38(4), pages 315-344.
    • Handle: RePEc:fli:journl:35018
    Note: Chang, J., Travaglione, A., 2012. Gender and Employment-structure Patterns in Australia’s Retail Workforce: An Intra-industry Analysis. Australian Bulletin of Labour, Vol.38 No. 4, pp. 315-344
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    1. Laura Good & Rae Cooper, 2016. "‘But It's Your Job To Be Friendly’: Employees Coping With and Contesting Sexual Harassment from Customers in the Service Sector," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(5), pages 447-469, September.
    2. Chang, Joshua & Travaglione, Antonio & O’Neill, Grant, 2015. "How can gender signal employee qualities in retailing?," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 27(C), pages 24-30.

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