Precarious Professionals: Layoffs and Gender Inequality in the Oil and Gas Industry

As mass layoffs, downsizing, and corporate restructuring have become standard organizational practices, professional work is becoming less stable. We examine the effects of this turbulence on gender inequality through a case study of layoffs in the oil and gas industry. Using a longitudinal survey t...

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Published in:Social forces 2022-12, Vol.101 (2), p.774-802
Main Authors: Bosky, Amanda, Muller, Chandra, Williams, Christine L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Company personnel management
Economic aspects
Female-male relations
Gas industry
Human resource management
Job security
Layoff
Layoffs
Petroleum industry
PRECARIOUS WORK
Social aspects
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