Categories in Context: Gender and Work in France and Germany, 1900–Present

Published by Berghahn Books 2019

Categories in Context

Gender and Work in France and Germany, 1900–Present

Edited by: Isabelle Berrebi-Hoffmann , Olivier Giraud , Léa Renard and Theresa Wobbe

Volume 31 in the series International Studies in Social History

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781789201888

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About this book

Despite the wealth of empirical research currently available on the interrelationships of gender and labor, we still know comparatively little about the forms of classification and categorization that have helped shape these social phenomena over time. Categories in Context seeks to enrich our understanding of how cognitive categories such as status, law, and rights have been produced, comprehended, appropriated, and eventually transformed by relevant actors. By focusing on specific developments in France and Germany through a transnational lens, this volume produces insights that can be applied to a wide variety of political, social, and historical contexts.

Author / Editor information

Isabelle Berrebi-Hoffmann is a sociologist and a member of the research faculty at the French National Center for Scientific Research.

Olivier Giraud is a political scientist and research director at the French National Center for Scientific Research.

Léa Renard is a doctoral researcher in sociology and political scientist at the University of Potsdam and at the Université Grenoble Alpes, PACTE.

Theresa Wobbe is a Professor Emerita of Sociology of Gender at the University of Potsdam.

Isabelle Berrebi-Hoffmann is a sociologist and a member of the research faculty at the French National Center for Scientific Research.

Reviews

“Together the chapters provide a stimulating and empirically rich analysis of the ways in which the public understanding of women’s work has changed in France and Germany, under the various pressures of societal change, economic change, and (shared) commitment to international norms.” • H-France Review

“Categories in Context is an impressive accomplishment in terms of unpacking, in rich detail, various categorizations of gender and labor, in terms of their construction, reconstruction, and, at times, deconstruction, in France and Germany since 1900.” • Contemporary Sociology

“Overall, this is a worthwhile collection, especially in bringing French and German studies of workplace equality into the same analytical frame. It should serve as an important reference point for anyone interested in histories of gender and employment from the twentieth century to the present day but will appeal especially to those with a background in sociological and statistical analysis.” • Labour History

“Categories in Context takes an innovative approach that provides an expansive understanding of economic citizenship in its gendered limits and possibilities. This collection is an important intervention in historicizing gendered workplace regimes and will be a worthy contribution to the field.” • Eileen Boris, University of California, Santa Barbara

“The research gathered here is extremely important and well done. It brings together leading experts to illuminate a critical area of gender politics through rich, empirical case studies.” • Amy Mazur, Washington State University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Charts, Tables and Graphs Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Categories of Gender and Work in Context: Ways Towards a Research Agenda Isabelle Berrebi-Hoffmann, Olivier Giraud, Léa Renard and Theresa Wobbe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I Shifting Categories from a Comparative Relational Perspective
1 Making Sense of Women’s Labour in the Context of the French Family Business: From Domestic Labour to Recognized Work Olivier Giraud Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2 The Grey Zones between Work and Non-work: Statistical and Social Placing of ‘Family Workers’ in Germany, 1880–2010 Léa Renard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
3 Night Work for Women in France in the Last Two Decades before 2000: Regulations, Discourse and Gender Issues Michel Lallement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
4 ‘Women’s Factory Night Work’ in Germany: Changing Classification Schemes in Varying Environments, 1891–1994 Theresa Wobbe and Katja Karolin Müller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
5 Women on Company Boards in France: French Republican Equality and Anti-discrimination Laws Conflicting Logics, 2006–13 Anne-Françoise Bender, Isabelle Berrebi-Hoffmann and Philippe Reigné Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
6 Women on Company Boards in Germany: A Result of Constancy and Change in Gendered Categorizations, 1980–2013 Katja Karolin Müller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
II Transnational Interplay of Categorization
7 Dynamics of Gendered Employment Regimes in France and Germany over the Last Two Decades: How Can They Be Explained? Arnaud Lechevalier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
8 ‘The Family’s Economic Charm’: Recent Reclassifications of Maternity, Employment and Family in German Policy from a Historical-Sociological Perspective, 1900–2010 Theresa Wobbe, Maike Bussmann, Carolin Höroldt and Léa Renard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
9 From Particular Protection to Universal Principles: Shifting Classifications of Employment Rights in the ILO, the EU and German Labour Law, 1919–88 Theresa Wobbe, Carolin Höroldt and Maike Bussmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
10 Negotiating the Boundaries of Equality at Work: Tensions about a Gendered Employment Norm in France and in the European Community, 1914–2014 Ferruccio Ricciardi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 286
Keywords: Gender-Work-Nexus; Gender Analysis; Work and Labour; Gender and Work in Germany; Gender and Work in France

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Published: March 27, 2019
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