Abating inequalities? Job quality at the intersection of class and gender in Finland 1977

Autor/inn/en	Mustosmäki, Armi; Oinas, Tomi; Anttila, Timo
Titel	Abating inequalities? Job quality at the intersection of class and gender in Finland 1977 - 2013. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Abklingende Ungleichheiten? Arbeits(platz)qualität an der Schnittstelle von Klasse und Geschlecht in Finnland 1977-2013.
Quelle	In: Acta sociologica, 60 (2017) 3, S. 228-245 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-6993; 1502-3869
DOI	10.1177/0001699316657580
Schlagwörter	Bildungschance; Soziale Ungleichheit; Leistungsdruck; Unsicherheit; Finnland; Soziale Ungleichheit; Führungskraft; Weiterbildungsangebot; Leistungsdruck; Unsicherheit; Niedrig qualifizierte Arbeit; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Berufliche Autonomie; Qualifizierung; Weiterbildungsangebot; Geschlechtsspezifik; Führungskraft; Finnland
Abstract	"Globalization with its many side-effects on working life is seen to pose accentuated risks especially for women and low skilled workers - resulting in increasing polarization of job quality. In contrast to 'universal theories', institutional theories claim changes in work life might vary according to the institutional and cultural frameworks which mediate the global pressures of change. This study analyses job quality trends in Finland at the intersection of class and gender. The results, based on the Finnish Quality of Work Life survey (1977 - 2013), find no clear evidence of polarization. In line with the institutional theory's prediction of a low risk of polarization in coordinated and inclusive Nordic countries, improvements have occurred for blue-collar workers in terms of autonomy and opportunities for development at work, reducing the gap between social classes. Furthermore, the negative sides of work life, such as insecurity and time pressures have become common experiences regardless of social class. The 'welfare state paradox' hypothesis on the comparative disadvantage of women in higher positions in the labour market does not gain support in 2013: the upper-white collar women have attained roughly similar levels of job quality to their male counterparts." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/4