eBook Women's Work, Men's Work: Sex Segregation on the Job ePub

Even though women have made substantial progress in a number of formerly male occupations, sex segregation in the workplace remains a fact of life

Even though women have made substantial progress in a number of formerly male occupations, sex segregation in the workplace remains a fact of life. This volume probes pertinent questions: Why has the overall degree of sex segregation remained stable in this century? What informal barriers keep it in place? How do socialization and educational practices affect career choices and hiring patterns? How do family responsibilities affect women's work attitudes? And how effective is legislation in lessening the gap between the sexes?

Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Sex discrimination in employment, Women, Equal pay for equal work, Sex discrimination. National Academy Press.

Work–family conflict is a global problem for working men and women; the struggle is even more prominent among working women, especially those who work in male-dominated sectors such as engineering and technology

Work–family conflict is a global problem for working men and women; the struggle is even more prominent among working women, especially those who work in male-dominated sectors such as engineering and technology. Working in gender-atypical professions, females in engineering and technology face solo status and experience perceived discrimination and social identity threat. They require to put additional efforts to adjust to the work environment which, in turn, impacts their work–life balance status

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How pervasive is sex segregation in the workplace? Does the concentration of women into a few professions reflect their personal preferences, the "tastes" of employers, or sex-role socialization? Will greater enforcement of federal antidiscrimination laws reduce segregation? What are the prospects for the decade ahead?

Women's Work, Men's Work book.

Women's Work, Men's Work book. The mission of the NRC is to improve government decision making and public policy, increase public education and understanding, and promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in matters involving science, engineering, technology, and health. The institution takes this charge seriously and works to inform policies and actions that have the power to improve the lives of people in the . and around the world.

Paperback: 121 pages. Publisher: National Academies Press (February 1, 1982).

How pervasive is sex segregation in the workplace? Does the concentration of women into a few professions reflect their personal preferences, the "tastes" of employers, or sex-role socialization? Will greater enforcement of federal antidiscrimination laws reduce segregation? What are the prospects for the decade ahead?

The book offers a rich array of data and highlighted examples on: Markets, technology, and many other external conditions affecting the nature of work.

The book offers a rich array of data and highlighted examples on: Markets, technology, and many other external conditions affecting the nature of work. Downsizing and the trend toward flatter organizational hierarchies. Autonomy, complexity, and other aspects of work structure.

Men's Work, Women's Work. Her "case studies" are taken from a variety of occupations from agriculture to nursing, from shopwork to hosiery production.