What Women Want From Work: Gender and Occupational Choice in the 21st Century / Edition 1

by R. Woodfield

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230549227
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/23/2007
Series:	Women's Studies at York Series
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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