Abstract

This paper explores the place of gender in relation to labour and transition in regional development. A ‘gendered lens’ is applied to planning documents relating to the region of Gippsland, Australia. While previous research highlights the importance of accounting for gender in regional development, gendered analyses outside Europe are scarce. We argue that an apparent gender neutrality in planning documents in effect privileges masculinised elements of the economy. It means that current approaches to regional development, at best, reproduce the gendered status quo and, at worst, further re-entrench gender inequality in the region, with consequences for regional labour policy. Our findings have flow on effects for gender relations, and specifically for women, and economic policy in regions undergoing transition in Gippsland. We conclude that any regional policy that does not account for gendered realities and the lived experiences of women, ultimately fails the region.

摘要

本文探讨了性别在区域发展中与劳动力和转型相关的地位。“性别视角”适用于与澳大利亚吉普斯兰地区相关的规划文件。虽然之前的研究强调了在区域发展中考虑性别的重要性，但欧洲以外的性别分析很少。我们认为，规划文件中明显的性别中立实际上使经济中的男性化元素享有特权。这意味着当前的区域发展方法充其量只会再现性别现状，最坏的情况是进一步加剧该地区的性别不平等，从而对区域劳工政策产生影响。我们的研究结果对性别关系的影响，特别是对女性的影响，以及 Gippsland 正在经历转型的地区的经济政策。