Women and Career: Themes and Issues In Advanced Industrial Societies

Themes and Issues In Advanced Industrial Societies

AvJulia Evetts

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Addresses the difficulties faced by women who embark on careers in the professions and considers the future of equal opportunties policies at a time of recession and high unemployment. It also explores the need to de-gender the concept of career in order to encompass women's expectations

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-25
Mått:138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Longman Sociology Series
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138475601

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Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction, Julia Evetts; Part 1 Career Contexts and Obstacles for Women; Chapter 1 Women in professional careers: social policy developments, Gillian Pascall; Chapter 2 Equal opportunities at work: EC and UK law, Vivian Shrubsall; Chapter 3 The politics of employment inequality in Canada: gender and the public sector, Annis May Timpson; Chapter 4 Career prospects for mature women students: aspirations and achievements, Alice Brown, Janette Webb; Chapter 5 The language of the professions: discourse and career, Jennifer Coates; Chapter 6 Paid and unpaid work: women who care for adult dependents, Olive Stevenson; Chapter 7 Swedish women and employment: the absence of careers, Gudrún Kristinsdóttir; Part 2 Concepts and Explanations in Particular Careers; Chapter 8 Women’s careers in academic science: achievement and recognition, Michael King; Chapter 9 Whose service is perfect freedom: women’s careers in the Church of England, Alan Aldridge; Chapter 10 Women surveyors: constructing careers, Clara Greed; Chapter 11 Gender and secondary headship: managerial experiences in teaching, Julia Evetts; Chapter 12 Women in higher education administration in the USA, Diane M.Dunlap; Chapter 13 Women in management careers: opportunities and outcomes, Lynn Ashburner; Chapter 14 Midwifery: a career for women?, Julia Allison, Gillian Pascall; Part 3 Gender and Career: Identifying the Issues; Chapter 15 Career and gender: the conceptual challenge, Julia Evetts;