Locating Gender: Occupational Segregation, Wages and Domestic Responsibilities

Locating Gender is a 1994 book that combines a case-study approach with theoretical development to challenge explanations of occupational segregation. It examines the diversity of womens employment experience, gender segregation within employment establishments, employment and domestic relations, and the place of gender in perceptions of inequality. It develops the concepts of component-wage and full-wage jobs and establishes their usefulness in the study of the social adequacy of wages. It is of interest to students and researchers of gender studies, the sociology of work and social stratification, social policy, business studies, and labor economics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 13 December 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

First published in 1994, "Locating Gender" is a groundbreaking work that combines a case-study approach with substantial theoretical development to challenge explanations of occupational segregation. This comprehensive book delves into the diverse experiences of women in the workforce, examines gender segregation within employment establishments, explores the interplay between employment and domestic relations, and examines the role of gender in perceptions of inequality.

The book's central objective is to develop the concepts of component-wage and full-wage jobs within the context of work histories and employment relations. By doing so, it establishes their usefulness in studying the social adequacy of wages. In this regard, the book provides a close and critical examination of the power of gender as an explanatory concept in employment and domestic relations, including an in-depth analysis of the circumstances prior to and following changes to eliminate sex discrimination from official practices in a particular workplace.

"Locating Gender" is of immense interest to students and researchers in the fields of gender studies, sociology of work and social stratification, social policy, business studies, and labor economics. It offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics of gender, work, and society, and contributes to our understanding of the ongoing challenges and opportunities faced by women in the workplace and beyond.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367532376