The Future of Female-dominated Occupations [electronic resource] / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social Issues/Migration/Health.

Employment.

Women--Employment.

Women.

Women--Employment--Cross-cultural studies.

Women--Vocational guidance.

Employment forecasting.

Local Subjects:

Social Issues/Migration/Health.

Employment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p. ) ill..

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In all of the OECD countries, employment is seen to be sharply segregated by gender, with women's employment heavily concentrated in the same occupations: secretaries, primary school teachers, nurses and home helpers. These jobs, whose image has in many cases remained stereotyped and traditional, are at the heart of the information and service economy and have therefore been undergoing far-reaching changes due to information technologies, the development of a knowledge-based economy and population ageing. These transformations represent a major challenge for women's employment and for gender equality in the labour market. Beyond the high segregation and concentration scales which are a constant of women's employment in all countries, international comparisons show that there can be differences in the status of a given occupation from one country to another. These differences can stem from the way in which occupations are defined or from how the relevant activities and work are organised. Understanding these differences is essential to identify ways to promote women's career prospects in female-dominated occupations.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview

Chapter 2. The Concentration of Women's Employment and Relative Occupational Pay by Damian Grimshaw and Jill Rubery

Chapter 3. Secretarial Occupations: The Impact of Technological and Organisational Change by Hilary Steedman

Chapter 4. Primary School Teaching: A Story of Unachieved Equality for Women by John Townshend

Chapter 5. The Nursing Profession: Issues of Demand, Status, and Working Conditions by Jozef Pacolet

Chapter 6. Careers: The Impact of New Modes of Finance and Provision by Susan Christopherson

Chapter 7. The Professionalisation of Female-Dominated Occupations in the Service Sector by Jacqueline Laufer

Statistical Appendix

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-03475-0

9786610034758

92-64-16369-7

OCLC:

1024267804