The article adopts the multidimensional approach of «agency-capability gap (Hobson, 2013) to analyze the working careers of women from their point of view. The analysis is focused on the (non) conversion processes of personal, institutional and cultural resources into effective career results ( functionings). Subject of analysis are 24 life stories of Italian highly educated women. They are «nonstandard workers, who invested and believed in developing a career, but after having children they have begun to hypothesize the "reverse trend" compared to their initial goals. The article sheds light on the across-the-board constraints along the life course which weaken the capabilities of women.
Making the reverse trend. Barriers and resources in the construction of working careers desired by women / Carreri, A.. - In: SOCIOLOGIA DEL LAVORO. - ISSN 0392-5048. - 2017:148(2017), pp. 75-90. [10.3280/SL2017-148005]
Making the reverse trend. Barriers and resources in the construction of working careers desired by women
Carreri A.
2017-01-01
Abstract
The article adopts the multidimensional approach of «agency-capability gap (Hobson, 2013) to analyze the working careers of women from their point of view. The analysis is focused on the (non) conversion processes of personal, institutional and cultural resources into effective career results ( functionings). Subject of analysis are 24 life stories of Italian highly educated women. They are «nonstandard workers, who invested and believed in developing a career, but after having children they have begun to hypothesize the "reverse trend" compared to their initial goals. The article sheds light on the across-the-board constraints along the life course which weaken the capabilities of women.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
