@article{Nichols_2016, title={Lived Experiences of Unemployed Women in Toronto and Halifax, Canada Who Were Previously Precariously Employed}, volume={27}, url={https://alternateroutes.ca/index.php/ar/article/view/22397}, abstractNote={<p>Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the<br />number of workers in Canada who are not in standard employment<br />relations but are instead in contract, part-time, or otherwise precarious<br />employment. At the same time, the neoliberal policy paradigm has<br />replaced the belief that we should support workers through full-time<br />stable employment with an idea that labour can be utilized whenever and<br />however required, as dictated by the economy’s needs. The detrimental<br />effects of neoliberal market policies are well known. Further exploration is<br />needed on the differential impacts of these policies on women with<br />intersectional identities, particularly in an era of increasing employment<br />precarity. Based on a qualitative study of unemployed women’s lived<br />experiences in Toronto and Halifax, this article explores the issues<br />surrounding unemployment, including financial impacts, job searching,<br />retraining, and health impacts of unemployment and employment<br />precarity. The results were analyzed using intersectional and grounded<br />theory. The study concludes with key results related to the impact of<br />precarity in the labour market: Neoliberal erosion of the welfare state is<br />manifested in a lack of supports for workers.</p>}, journal={Alternate Routes: A Journal of Critical Social Research}, author={Nichols, Leslie}, year={2016}, month={Jan.} }