Körper- und Geschlechterpolitiken im südafrikanischen Bergbau

How does a work overall influence gender relations in the South African mining sector? Evelyn Schnauder analyses labour and gender relations in the South African mining sector. Based on demands for different overalls for women, she examines disputes about gender-sensitive occupational health and safety with regard to the question of how body and gender are negotiated in them. To this end, she develops a theoretical perspective that differentiates between material conditions and symbolic interpretations.