Doing "women's work" : men in nontraditional occupations /

This book summarizes the state of our knowledge on the effects of men in women's professions - effects on the men, on their views of masculinity, on the occupations and on the women they work with. Do men get preferential treatment in these positions? Do they receive higher salaries? Or are the...

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Other Authors: Williams, Christine L., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1993]
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781452254319
1452254311
9781483326559
1483326551
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Christine L. Williams
  • Across the great divide : the entry of men into "women's jobs" / Harriet Bradley
  • The pay of men in "female" occupations : Is comparable worth only for women? / Paula England, Melissa S. Herbert
  • Men in female-dominated fields : trends and turnover / Jerry A. Jacobs
  • Seekers and finders : male entry and exit in female-dominated jobs / L. Susan Williams, Wayne J. Villemez
  • Men in female-dominated occupations : A cross-cultural comparison / Kaisa Kauppinen-Toropainen, Johanna Lammi
  • Male elementary teachers : Experiences and perspectives / Jim Allan
  • Male secretaries / Rosemary Pringle
  • Male elder caregivers / Jeffrey S. Applegate, Lenard W. Kaye
  • Male stripppers : Men objectifying men / Richard Tewksbury.