Author : Anne-Iris Romens
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303114399X
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Deconstructing Essentialism by : Anne-Iris Romens
Download or read book Deconstructing Essentialism written by Anne-Iris Romens and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes an original approach to analyse the social and professional trajectories of migrant women with tertiary education. It focuses on the role of essentialism in stratifying labour markets based on gender, class and racialisation, and in limiting migrant women's employment opportunities. Based on multi-sited fieldwork conducted in France and Italy, the book highlights how essentialism influences the assessment of working capacities, stressing that skills are socially constructed and valued depending on who embodies them. It also emphasises that migrant women and labour market gatekeepers are not only passively accepting essentialism, but some are also resisting and eventually challenging this process. Deconstructing essentialism enables us to better understand the mechanisms that produce stratifications and aids in designing paths towards more equal access to employment.