01470nam a22001577a 4500020001800000082001600018100001800034100001800052245004700070260007300117300001400190440002300204500003300227520099200260650006001252  a9781138734432  a331.4bWOM-  aSperling, Liz  aOwen, Mairead  aWomen and Workb: The Age of Post-Feminism  aNew YorkbRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group New York and Londonc2018  axii,203p.  aRoutledge Revivals  aInclude Bibliography & Index  aThis title was first published in 2000: The 1990s have been heralded as the 'age of women' based on the facts that, globally, more women are benefiting from formal education and are in paid employment in greater numbers than ever. As such, the possibility that an age of post-feminism has been reached, in which battles for women’s basic rights have largely been won, is implied. This book, based on research across academic disciplines, challenges such claims. Using women and work as the basis analysis, the authors consider whether such things as flexible working, equal opportunities initiatives and even contemporary conceptions of citizenship are universally beneficial to women. The book presents research ranging from issues of immigrant sex-workers in Japan to the implementation of EU equality policies and raises the ironic question that, as the global economy increasingly depends on women, could a growing but uneasy alliance be developing between capitalism and feminism?  aWomen--EmploymentvWomen--Economic conditionsvfeminism