Women in non-traditional occupations : challenging men

"This text examines common issues and concepts concerning women in non-traditional, male dominated occupations. It explores the question of whether these women are the agents of change or are instead changed themselves. It provides a statistical examination and theoretical analysis of occupatio...

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Main Author: Bagilhole, Barbara
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke 2002
Palgrave Macmillan
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19295401124910136839-Women-in-non-traditional-occup.htm
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Summary:"This text examines common issues and concepts concerning women in non-traditional, male dominated occupations. It explores the question of whether these women are the agents of change or are instead changed themselves. It provides a statistical examination and theoretical analysis of occupational sex segregation in the UK, the rest of the European Union and the USA. Then it provides a more in-depth understanding of women's work lives through the experiences of the women themselves in four occupations management, academia, engineering and the priesthood."
Physical Description:220 p.
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