Economic Recession and Recovery in the UK: What's Gender Got to Do with It?

This study argues that a feminist economics perspective is essential in order to fully understand the gender consequences of the recent recession and the ongoing economic crisis in the United Kingdom. Unemployment and redundancy rates have been used to highlight the fact that male workers suffered t...

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Published in:Feminist economics 2013-07, Vol.19 (3), p.108-123
Main Authors: McKay, Ailsa, Campbell, Jim, Thomson, Emily, Ross, Susanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic Crises
Economic policy
Economic recovery
Employment
Equality
Expenditures
Feminism
feminist economics
Gender
Gender differences
Gender division of labor
Government Spending
Job loss
Males
Public expenditure
Public Sector
Recession
Recessions
Sex
Studies
Unemployment
United Kingdom
Welfare
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Summary:This study argues that a feminist economics perspective is essential in order to fully understand the gender consequences of the recent recession and the ongoing economic crisis in the United Kingdom. Unemployment and redundancy rates have been used to highlight the fact that male workers suffered the greatest impact in terms of job losses in the initial phases of the recession. However, this situation appears to have reversed with an associated program of spending cuts in public sector employment and welfare that will likely be borne by women. While accurate data are crucial in the analytical process, the exclusive use of statistics relating to paid work only gives a partial analysis. A more inclusive understanding of the range of impacts on both men and women is more useful in the formulation of gender-aware, as opposed to gender-blind, policy responses to recession and recovery.
ISSN:1354-5701
1466-4372
DOI:10.1080/13545701.2013.808762