Women's Work, Men's Work: Sex Segregation on the Job

by National Research Council and Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues

Even though women have made substantial progress in a number of formerly male occupations, sex segregation in the workplace remains a fact of life. This volume probes pertinent questions: Why has the overall degree of sex segregation remained stable in this century? What informal barriers keep it in place? How do socialization and educational practices affect career choices and hiring patterns? How do family responsibilities affect women's work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309034299
• ISBN13: 9780309034296
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"