Resumen de Schwere Arbeit machen Männer Deutungen von Differenz und Strukturen der Ungleichheit in der Reinigungsbranche
Building upon an interpretative research approach, I present empirical findings on the social construction of difference in the Austrian cleaning sector. I argue that gendered interpretations of cleaning work and processes of (stereo)typing migrants on the micro level shape organizational processes in companies and are reflected in structural segmentation on sector level. I discuss findings on how work is being gendered, investigate the perspectives of war refugees from former Yugoslavia and analyze stereotypes on migrants in the sector and their consequences for organizational logics and employees’ working conditions.
