{"product_id":"job-queues-gender-queues-explaining-womens-inroads-into-male-occupations-paperback-softback-9780877227441","title":"Job Queues, Gender Queues; Explaining Women's Inroads Into Male Occupations (Paperback \/ softback) 9780877227441","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJob Queues, Gender Queues\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExplaining Women's Inroads Into Male Occupations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarbara Reskin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780877227441\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 November 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Even in the wake of feminism's ebullient 'second wave,' women routinely and almost universally get a raw deal in the labor market, with women of color getting the rawest deal of all. In \u003c\/i\u003eJob Queues, Gender Queues\u003ci\u003e, Barbara Reskin and Patricia Roos illustrate this with exemplary clarity.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eFelicia Kombluh\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVoice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Since 1970, women have made widely publicized gains in several customarily male occupations. Many commentators have understood this apparent integration as an important step to sexual equality in the workplace. Barbara F. Reskin and Patricia A. Roos read a different lesson in the changing gender composition of occupations that were traditionally reserved for men. With persuasive evidence, \u003ci\u003eJob Queues, Gender Queues\u003c\/i\u003e offers a controversial interpretation of women's dramatic inroads into several male occupations based on case studies of \"feminizing\" male occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The authors propose and develop a queuing theory of occupations' sex composition. This theory contends that the labor market comprises a \"gender queue\" with employers preferring male to female workers for most jobs. Workers also rank jobs into a \"job queue.\" As a result, the highest-ranked workers monopolize the most desirable jobs. Reskin and Roos use this queuing perspective to explain why several male occupations opened their doors to women after 1970. The second part of the book provides evidence for this queuing analysis by presenting case studies of the feminization of specific occupations. These include book editor, pharmacist, public relations specialist, bank manager, systems analyst, insurance adjuster, insurance salesperson, real estate salesperson, bartender, baker, and typesetter\/compositor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the series \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Preface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Explaining the Changing Sex Composition of Occupations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Occupational Sex Segregation: Persistence and Change\u003cbr\u003e 2. Queuing and Changing Occupational Composition\u003cbr\u003e 3. Consequences of Desegregation: Occupational Integration and Economic Equity?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Case Studies of Occupation Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Culture, Commerce and Gender: The Feminization of Book Editing – Barbara F. Reskin\u003cbr\u003e 5. Industrial and Occupational Change in Pharmacy: Prescription for Feminization – Polly A. Phipps\u003cbr\u003e 6. Keepers of the Corporate Image: Women in Public Relations – Katharine M. Donato\u003cbr\u003e 7. High Finance, Small Change: Women's Increased Representation in Bank Management – Chloe E. Bud\u003cbr\u003e 8. Programming for Change? The Growing Demand for Women Systems Analysts – Katharine M. Donato\u003cbr\u003e 9. Women's Gains in Insurance Sales: Increased Supply, Uncertain Demand – Barbara J. Thomas\u003cbr\u003e 10. A Woman's Place is Selling Homes: Occupational Change and the Feminization of Real Estate Sales – Barbara J. Thomas and Barbara F. Reskin\u003cbr\u003e 11. Occupational Resegregation among Insurance Adjusters and Examiners – Polly A. Phipps\u003cbr\u003e 12. Women Behind Bars: The Feminization of Bartending – Linda A. Detman\u003cbr\u003e 13. Baking and Baking Off: Deskilling and the Changing Sex Makeup of Bakers – Thomas Steiger and Barbara F. Reskin\u003cbr\u003e 14. Hot-Metal to Electronic Composition: Gender, Technology, and Social Change – Patricia A. Roos\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Summary, Implications, and Prospects\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Guidelines Used for Occupation Case Studies\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Name Index\u003cbr\u003e Subject Index\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676787405080,"sku":"9780877227441","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/job-queues-gender-queues-explaining-womens-inroads-into-male-occupations-paperback-softback-9780877227441","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}