Issue Information – TOC

• Date: 01 March 2018
• Published date: 01 March 2018
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12061

International

Labour

Review

2018 1 > Volume 157/1 March

Contents

1 Recession, austerity and gender: A comparison of eight European

labour markets Hélène PÉRIVIER

The collapse in GDP brought about by the global economic crisis in 2008 af-

fected female employment less than male employment, whereas austerity has been

particularly harsh on women, a gendered impact described in the literature as

“he-cession to sh(e)-austerity”. This article analyses gendered trends in the labour

markets of eight European countries, decomposing quarterly changes in labour

participation of women and men and in employment by sector. The “he-cession to

sh(e)-austerity” scenario is not observed in all countries. Other channels through

which austerity policies can jeopardize gender equality and women’s rights are iden-

tied with reference to a typology of such policies.

K:  ,  ,   ,

EU .

39 Job polarization in European industries Valeria CIRILLO

Job polarization instead of pure upgrading is emerging in European industries. This

article focuses on polarization of the employment structure and contributes empir-

ical evidence to explain patterns of occupational change in relation to four major

groups: managers, clerks, craft workers and manual workers. Building on the struc-

tural approach, the author aims to analyse employment dynamics at the sectoral

level and shed light on job polarization trends in Europe. Job polarization clearly

emerges, mainly in service sectors, and in some European countries it is leading to

a rejection of the hypothesis of skill upgrading sustained by the skill-biased tech-

nical change paradigm.

K:   ,  ,  ,

EU .