R. Woodfield

What Women Want From Work (eBook, PDF)

Gender and Occupational Choice in the 21st Century

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Are current patterns within women's occupations a function of external limitations on initial ambitions, or do women simply prefer distinct types of work? Including case studies of fire fighting and teaching, this book offers a qualitative exploration of girls' and women's reported journeys towards their work choices.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230590243
• Artikelnr.: 38171070

Autorenporträt

RUTH WOODFIELD is Reader in Sociology at the University of Sussex, UK. She is the author of Women, Work and Computing.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Gender and Occupational Segregation - Setting the Scene Accounting for Occupational Segregation - The Perspective of Girls and Women Women and Non-Traditional Work: A Case Study of Fire Fighting Women and 'Traditional' Work: A Case Study of Teaching Women and Career Progression: Ambition, Success and Choice Gender as Vocation: A Sociology of Choice Conclusion Index