The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the "Female" Professions

This paper addresses men's underrepresentation in four predominantly female professions: nursing, elementary school teaching, librarianship, and social work. Specifically, it examines the degree to which discrimination disadvantages men in hiring and promotion decisions, the work place culture,...

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Published in:Social problems (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 1992-08, Vol.39 (3), p.253-267
Main Author: Williams, Christine L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employment discrimination
Employment Opportunities
Escalators
Four Papers on Inequality
Gender differentiation
Gender discrimination
Hiring
Males
Men
Nontraditional Occupations
Nurses
Occupational Mobility
Occupations
Sexism
Social work
Stereotypes
United States of America
Urban Areas
Working women
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