Intorduction : Theorizing the gendering of the knowledge economy : comparative approaches / Sylvia Walby -- Gender and the conceptualization of the knowledge economy in comparison / Karen Shire -- Comparative livelihood security systems from a gender perspective, with a focus on Japan / Mari...

Introduction -- Ethnicity and gender in the labour market -- Gender, ethnicity and class : the case for intersectional analysis -- Challenging discrimination, sexism and racism : the role of the state -- Employers : key agents of transformation? -- Towards transformation: trade union strategies...