Sex Segregation in Volunteer Work

Sex segregation in the workplace-the tendency for men and women to work in different occupations and jobs-remains widespread. Domestic chores are also sex-typed, but the extent to which sex segregation is found in other forms of nonwaged work, such as volunteering, is unknown. One theory about the w...

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Published in:Sociological quarterly 2007-07, Vol.48 (3), p.559-585
Main Authors: Rotolo, Thomas, Wilson, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Coaching
Food preparation
Gender
Gender differentiation
Gender roles
Leadership
Maximum likelihood method
Men
Occupational Segregation
Occupations
Scope of employment
Segregation
Sexual division of labor
Social research
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
Transportation
United States of America
Unpaid work
Voluntary work
Volunteer labor
Volunteerism
Volunteers
Woman social status. Women's emancipation
Women
Work environment
Work place
Work: Professional, Contingent, and Volunteer
Working population. Employment. Women's work
Working women
Youth
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Summary:Sex segregation in the workplace-the tendency for men and women to work in different occupations and jobs-remains widespread. Domestic chores are also sex-typed, but the extent to which sex segregation is found in other forms of nonwaged work, such as volunteering, is unknown. One theory about the work/nonwork interface predicts a positive relation between the two types of activity: sex segregation will be just as common in unpaid labor. Another theory predicts a negative relation: waged work and nonpaid work are dissimilar. Maximum likelihood probit models with selection are used to estimate the incidence of sex segregation among volunteers in a nationally representative sample of adult Americans (N = 91,807). Men are more likely to occupy leadership positions than women. They are more likely to do maintenance work and teach or coach, while women are more likely to prepare and serve food or clothing, raise money, and "help out" at events. Sex segregation is most pronounced among those who volunteer to help young people, but negligible among volunteers advocating a cause.
ISSN:0038-0253
1533-8525
DOI:10.1111/j.1533-8525.2007.00089.x