Sex Segregation and Inequality in the Modern Labour Market.

This book presents a novel interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. Employing a sophisticated new theoretical framework, and drawing on original fieldwork, the book develops a subtle account of the phenomenon of sex segregation and offers a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Browne, Dr Jude
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Sex discrimination in employment.
Sexual division of labor.
Social change.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Sex discrimination in employment
Sexual division of labor
Social change
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; SEX SEGREGATION AND INEQUALITY IN THE MODERN LABOUR MARKET; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; ONE
  • Explanations of occupational sex segregation; TWO
  • VOSS in the BBC; THREE
  • What people say in the BBC; FOUR
  • The 'herding effect'; FIVE
  • The seduction of outcomes: concluding remarks; References; Appendix 1: Examples ofimportant reforms to British lawrelevant to sex equality1; Appendix 2: BBC occupational groups by female concentration, sex and pay grade; Appendix 3: BBC pay grades; Index.

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