Are current patterns within women's occupations a function of external limitations on initial ambitions, or do women simply prefer distinct types of work? Including case studies of fire fighting and teaching, this book offers a qualitative...
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Are current patterns within women's occupations a function of external limitations on initial ambitions, or do women simply prefer distinct types of work? Including case studies of fire fighting and teaching, this book offers a qualitative exploration of girls' and women's reported journeys towards their work choices
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 What Women Want from Work - An Introduction; 2 Gender and Occupational Segregation - Setting the Scene; 3 Accounting for Occupational Segregation - The Perspective of Girls and Women; 4 Women and Non-Traditional Work: A Case Study of Firefighting; 5 Women and 'Traditional' Work: A Case Study of Teaching; 6 Women and Career Progression: Ambition, Success and Choice; 7 Gender as Vocation: A Sociology of Occupational Choice; Concluding Comment; Notes; Bibliography; Index
