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Many people think that only a few jobs are for women and certain jobs are for men. Why do we think this way? Maybe because both men and women are different in many ways and have always followed what their culture, their history and what themselves tell them to do
Research tells us of the problems women face when they cross over into male-dominated professions: discrimination, harassment, glass ceilings, exclusion from informal networks. We also know much about female-dominated professions, where pay and prestige are lower than corresponding male professions. What happens to men doing "women's" jobs? Doing "Women's Work" represents the first effort to summarize our state of knowledge about the effects of men in "women's professions," on the men and their views of masculinity, on the occupations, and on the women with whom they work. Do men get preferential treatment in these positions? Higher salaries? Are they treated the same as their female coworkers?.
Through a series of cases studies of men in such professions as teaching, secretarial work and nurse.The authors offer the roles of these men in undermining the gendered assumptions of occupational sex segregation in the workplace. A fascinating yet scholarly study, Doing "Women's Work" will be invaluable reading for students, researchers, and professionals interested in gender studies, work and occupations and human resources.
Many people think that only a few jobs are for women and certain jobs are for men. Why do we think this way? Maybe because both men and women are different in many ways and have always followed what their culture, their history and what themselves tell them to do
Research tells us of the problems women face when they cross over into male-dominated professions: discrimination, harassment, glass ceilings, exclusion from informal networks. We also know much about female-dominated professions, where pay and prestige are lower than corresponding male professions. What happens to...
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