1st Edition

Gender as a Verb Gender Segregation at Work

By Annette Fitzsimons Copyright 2002
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2002. Aiming to contribute to feminist theory in the area of paid employment, this volume demonstrates how the meanings attached to gender can form part of the explanation for the persistence of gender segregation at work. The author applies the Foucaultian concept of discourse to occupational segregation to offer a new approach to the study of gender... Read more
1: Conceptualising Gender: Introductory Remarks; 2: Gender Segregation at Work; 3: Women and Work; 4: Programming Sexism; 5: Factors Shaping Segregation; 6: Masculinity at Work; 7: Discourses of Science and Technology; 8: Discourses of Femininity; 9: Conclusion

Biography

Annette Fitzsimons