Women in Non-traditional Occupations
Challenging Men
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Published:19th Nov '02
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Barbara Bagilhole's last book in this area was "Equal Opportunities and Social Policy: Issues of Gender, Race and Disability" (1997).
This book examines common issues and concepts concerning women in non-traditional, male dominated occupations. Then, it provides a more in-depth understanding of women's work lives through the experiences of the women themselves in four occupations;This book 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.
ISBN: 9780333929261
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 445g
220 pages