Gender construction at work in Icelandic fish plants |
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Authors: | Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdöttir |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Science , University of Iceland , 101 Reykjavík, Iceland;2. Institute of Occupational Health , Reykjavík, Bíldsh?fei 16, 110 Reykjavík, Iceland |
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Abstract: | In this article we present the results of our studies of gender construction at work in Icelandic fish plants. Our aim is to contribute to the understanding of the processes involved in the gendering of jobs, labour and the organization of work and their interrelations. We argue that an examination of these factors can shed light on larger questions of gender segregation, women's lower position in the labour force and how gender categories and identities are constructed and reconstructed in the workplace. |
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