The last half-century has witnessed dramatic declines in gender inequality, evidenced by the rise of egalitarian views on gender roles and the narrowing of long-standing gender gaps in university attendance and labor force participation. This development, while spectacular, has been coupled with similarly impressive forms of resistance to equalization, most notably the continuing tendency for women to crowd into female "occupational ghettos." This book answers the important questions: Why has such extreme segregation persisted even as other types of gender inequality have lessened? Why is segregation especially extreme in precisely those countries that appear most committed to egalitarian reform and family-friendly policies?
| ISBN: | 9780804753296 |
| Publication date: | 26th July 2005 |
| Author: | Maria Charles, David B Grusky |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 381 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Social Inequality |
| Genres: |
Gender studies, gender groups |
The last half-century has witnessed dramatic declines in gender inequality, evidenced by the rise of egalitarian views on gender roles and the narrowing of long-standing gender gaps in university attendance and labor force participation. This development, while spectacular, has been coupled with similarly impressive forms of resistance to equalization, most notably the continuing tendency for women to crowd into female "occupational ghettos." This book answers the important questions: Why has such extreme segregation persisted even as other types of gender inequality have lessened? Why is segregation especially extreme in precisely those countries that appear most committed to egalitarian reform and family-friendly policies?
Occupational Ghettos features in the following genres: Gender studies, gender groups
Occupational Ghettos is available in Paperback
Occupational Ghettos was written by Maria Charles, David B Grusky and published by Stanford University Press
Occupational Ghettos has 381 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Social Inequality series