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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784518803321

Autore

Browne Jude

Titolo

Sex segregation and inequality in the modern labour market / / Jude Browne [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK : , : Policy Press, , 2006

ISBN

1-4473-0334-2

1-281-15959-X

9786611159597

1-84742-169-5

Descrizione fisica

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

Disciplina

331.4/133

Soggetti

Sex discrimination in employment

Social change

Sexual division of labor

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.