%0 Journal Article
%T Applying a gender lens to employment relations: Revitalisation, resistance and risks
%A Gail Hebson
%A Jill Rubery
%J Journal of Industrial Relations
%@ 1472-9296
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0022185618766680
%X Employment relations is on the defensive. A gender lens provides opportunities for revitalisation through bringing in social reproduction alongside production, introducing intersectional identities alongside class, developing gendered critiques of ¡®neutral¡¯ markets and recognising the ¡®doing of gender¡¯ within the workplace. However, resistance within research and practice is evident in gender blindness, marginalisation of gender issues or preference for male interests. Three risks associated with a gender lens are identified: first, feminist critiques may be used by employers or neoliberal policymakers to deregulate employment; second, by making gender visible, gender differences may be used to legitimise gender inequalities; and third, in representing workers¡¯ interests many pitfalls need to be navigated in steering a path between excessive fragmentation and reproducing hierarchy, whether by class, gender or race. Nevertheless, the costs of not embracing a gender perspective go beyond missed opportunities for renewal and leave employment relations at risk of further decline
%K Body work
%K employment relations
%K gender
%K intersectionality
%K marketisation
%K social reproduction
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022185618766680