Gender and Sexuality in Male-Dominated Occupations: Women Working in Construction and Transport

by Tessa Wright

1 Introduction.- 1.1 The policy context for addressing gender inequality at work.- 1.2 Progress on LGBT rights.- 1.3 The research.- 1.4 Outline of the book.- 2 Understanding gender, sexuality and occupation in male-dominated work.- 2.1 Occupational gender segregation.- 2.1.1 The effects of occupational gender segregation.- 2.1.2 Theories of occupational gender segregation.- 2.2 Women in non-traditional work.- 2.2.1 'One of the boys'.- 2.2.2 Sexuality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137501340
• ISBN13: 9781137501349
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.3"