Sex segregation and inequality in the modern labour market / Jude Browne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browne, Jude, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination in employment.

Sexual division of labor.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 186 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a novel interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. Employing a sophisticated new theoretical framework, and drawing on original fieldwork, the book develops a subtle account of the phenomenon of sex segregation and offers a major challenge to existing approaches. In an environment increasingly defined by attempts to converge and consolidate international policy objectives, an in-depth understanding of contemporary forms of inequality is vital to anyone interested in the effective translation of normative accounts of social justice into practical policy. Aimed at academics and advanced students working in social policy, sociology and political science, as well as policy makers, this book makes an important contribution to knowledge and debate in the field.

Contents:

List of figures and tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Explanations of occupational sex segregation

VOSS in the BBC

What people say in the BBC

The 'herding effect'

The seduction of outcomes: concluding remarks

References

Appendix 1. Examples of important reforms to British law relevant to sex equality

Appendix 2. BBC occupational groups by female concentration, sex and pay grade

Appendix 3. BBC pay grades

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2022).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.

ISBN:

9786611159597

9781447303343

1447303342

9781281159595

128115959X

9781847421692

1847421695

OCLC:

476249928