The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men
and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of …

Growing empirical evidence reveals the dramatic expansion in the risk of in-work poverty on
a global scale over the last half-century. The current article reviews research on in-work …

Public policy encourages women, including survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), to
develop economic independence. However, a critical review of the literature in this field …

The crisis has deepened pre-existing concerns regarding low-wage and non-standard
employment. Countries where unemployment increased most strongly during the crisis …

Despite the rise of in-work poverty across Europe, the psychological consequences of
individual economic vulnerability are still rather unknown. Drawing on both objective and …

This book presents an institutional ethnography of budgeting processes of commissioning
contracts within welfare, education, and health ministries as case studies. With the historical …

This chapter bridges the literature on non-standard employment with in-work poverty
research.'Standard'employment is historically rooted in a Fordist employment system where …

The link between work and poverty has been a focus of poverty and inequality research
since its beginnings. However, in-work poverty as a distinct measurement concept did not …

In-work poverty reflects situations of income below the poverty threshold among employed
people, involving a deterioration of wellbeing. The International Labour Organization …

In work-poverty has become a pressing social issue in Europe. The self-employed remain
relatively uncharted terrain in this context. With about 15 percent of European workers in self …