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

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

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מחבר ראשי: Wright, Tessa (Author)
מחבר תאגידי: SpringerLink (Online service)
סיכום:XV, 287 p.
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שפה:אנגלית
יצא לאור: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
מהדורה:1st ed. 2016.
נושאים:
Industries.
Industrial organization.
Sex.
Industrial sociology.
Organization.
Gender Studies.
Sociology of Work.
גישה מקוונת:https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50136-3
פורמט: אלקטרוני ספר אלקטרוני
תוכן הענינים:
  • 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 and embodiment
  • 2.2.3 Where are the lesbians?
  • 2.3 LGBT experience at work
  • 2.3.1 Disclosure of minority sexuality
  • 2.3.2 Class and sexuality at work
  • 2.3.3 The fluidity of sexual identities
  • 2.4 Theories of sexuality
  • 2.5 Intersectionality
  • 2.6 Conclusion
  • 3 Gender segregation in the construction and transport sectors
  • 3.1 Women’s participation in construction and transport work
  • 3.1.1 Women in UK construction and transport
  • 3.1.2 International comparisons
  • 3.2 Education, training and career choice
  • 3.3 Working in construction and transport occupations
  • 3.3.1 Working in construction
  • 3.3.2 Working in transport
  • 3.3.3 Work patterns and hours
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • 4 Occupational choice, gender and sexual identity
  • 4.1 Choosing non-traditional occupations
  • 4.1.1 Occupational trajectories
  • 4.1.2 Choice and material realities
  • 4.1.3 Work choice and identity
  • 4.2 Identities at work
  • 4.2.1 Gendered bodies at work
  • 4.2.2 Minority sexual identity at work
  • 4.2.3 Empowerment, work and gender identity
  • 4.3 Conclusion
  • 5 Workplace interactions in male-dominated organisations
  • 5.1 (Hetero)sexualised interactions
  • 5.2 Minority sexuality in the workplace: reducing sexual tension?
  • 5.3 Sexual and homophobic harassment
  • 5.3.1 Heterosexual women’s experience
  • 5.3.2 Lesbians’ experience
  • 5.4 Managing men
  • 5.5 Supportive workplace relations
  • 5.6 Conclusion
  • 6 Support and solidarity: networks and trade unions
  • 6.1 Relations with female colleagues
  • 6.2 Industry and professional networks for women
  • 6.3 Staff networks
  • 6.4 Trade unions
  • 6.4.1 Union membership
  • 6.4.2 Trade unions as sources of support
  • 6.4.3 Attitudes towards women’s and LGBT separate organising
  • 6.4.4 Challenging inequality within unions
  • 6.5 Conclusion
  • 7 Managing working hours and domestic life
  • 7.1 Gender, sexuality and the division of labour
  • 7.2 Working hours and flexibility
  • 7.3 Negotiating work and domestic circumstances
  • 7.4 The significance of earnings
  • 7.5 An alternative division of labour?
  • 7.6 Conclusion
  • 8 Effective interventions for change
  • 8.1 Attracting and recruiting women into non-traditional occupations
  • 8.2 Retaining women in non-traditional work
  • 8.2.1 Workpatterns and flexible working
  • 8.2.2 Support
  • 8.3 Setting employment equality objectives
  • 8.4 The role of the law
  • 8.4.1 Great Britain
  • 8.4.2 South Africa
  • 8.4.3 The United States
  • 8.5 Conclusion
  • 9 Conclusions
  • 9.1 The value of an intersectional approach
  • 9.1.1 Identities and occupational choice
  • 9.1.2 Interactions at work
  • 9.1.3 Use of support and networks
  • 9.1.4 Managing work and home
  • 9.2 The challenges of an intersectional approach
  • 9.3 Prospects for the future
  • Appendix: Table of women worker interviewees
  • Bibliography.

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