288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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Gender, Work and Space explores how social boundaries are constructed between women and men, and among women living in different places. Focusing on work, the segregation of men and women into different occupations, and variations in women's work experiences in different parts of the city, the authors argue that these differences are grounded, constituted in and through, space, place, and... Read more
1 SPATIAL STORIES AND GENDERED PRACTICES 2 CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 3 THE WORCESTER STUDY 4 THE FRICTION OF DISTANCE AND GENDERED GEOGRAPHIES OF EMPLOYMENT 5 HOUSEHOLD ARRANGEMENTS AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF EMPLOYMENT 6 EMPLOYER PRACTICES, LOCAL LABOR MARKETS, AND OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION 7 COMMUNITIES, WORK, AND GENDER RELATIONS 8 CROSSING BOUNDARIES
Biography
Susan Hanson, Geraldine Pratt
