Gender in the Twenty-First Century

Shannon N. Davis is Associate Professor of Sociology at George Mason University. Sarah Winslow is Associate Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. David J. Maume is Professor of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati.

"The book's strength is its in-depth analysis of the contemporary US"

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgments1. Introduction“Gender as an Institution“ by Shannon N. Davis, Sarah Winslow, and David J. MaumePART I: CHANGING AND UNCHANGING INSTITUTIONS2. The Family“There’s No Such Thing as Having It All: Gender, Work, and Care in an Age of Insecurity” by Kathleen Gerson3. Higher Education“Community Colleges as a Pathway for Low-Income Women to Enter the Engineering Technology Workforce” by Chrystal A. S. Smith4. The Workplace“ ‘Separating the Women from the Girls’: Black Professional Men’s Perceptions of Women Colleagues” by Adia Harvey Wingfield5. Religion“True Love Had Better Wait, or Else! Anxious Masculinity and the Gendered Politics of the Evangelical Purity Movement” by Sierra A. Schnable6. The Military“Gender, Residential Segregation, and Military Enlistment Patterns” by Allison Suppan Helmuth and Amy Kate Bailey7. Sport“Conference Realignment and Its Impact on Women Student-Athletes” by Earl Smith and Angela J. HatteryReview Questions for Part I: Changing and Unchanging InstitutionsPART II: GENDER POLITICS AND POLICIES8. Corporate Boards and International Policies“Gender Parity on Corporate Boards: A Path to Women’s Equality?” by Martha Burk and Heidi Hartmann9. Corporate Boards and US Policies“Hispanic Inclusion at the Highest Level of Corporate America: Progress or Not?” by Lisette M. Garcia and Eric Lopez10. Work-Family Integration“Work-Life Balance and the Relationship between Women in State Legislatures and Workers’ Schedule Control” by Beth A. Rubin, Sabrina Speights, Jianhua Ge, Tonya K. Frevert, and Charles J. Brody11. Health“Black, Women, or Black Women: An Intersectionality Approach to Health Inequalities” by Jielu Lin and Susan W. Hinze12. Immigration“Interactions between Gender and Immigration in Wage Inequality among STEM Workers, 1980–2010” by Erin M. Stephens, Joshua D. Tuttle, and James C. Witte13. Sexuality“Queer Eye on the Gay Rodeo” by D’Lane R. ComptonReview Questions for Part II: Gender Politics and PoliciesPART III: CONCLUSION14. Policies for Progress“Unstalling the Revolution: Policies toward Gender Equality“ by Sarah Winslow, Shannon N. Davis, and David J. MaumeReview Questions for Part III: ConclusionReferencesList of ContributorsIndex