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Title: Sex-Segregation of Occupations and the Career Patterns of Women
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Jacobs, Jerry A. |
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Sex-Segregation of Occupations and the Career Patterns of Women Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1983 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Employment; Job Patterns; Mobility; Occupational Attainment; Occupations, Female; Sex Roles This thesis examines the relationship between the sex-segregation of occupations and the career patterns of women. While most women are channeled into female-dominated occupations, a minority obtain employment in fields where men predominate. Both groups are assumed to remain so employed throughout their labor force experience. It is assumed that the sex-segregation of occupations is mirrored in the careers of women. The hypothesis that women who change occupations during their careers rarely change the sex-type of their occupations is not supported. The characteristics of occupations and of individuals examined have only a weak effect on the process of sex-type mobility. The length of employment spells in each sex-type employment category is also examined using the demographic tool of survival analysis. The median length of spells in all categories is quite short--only several years in length. Moves to male-dominated occupations by women are facilitated by previous detachment from the labor force. It is argued that human capital, social-psychological and labor-market segmentation approaches to understanding the sex-segregation of occupations all need to take into account the striking degree of career mobility which crosses sex-type boundaries. It is argued that career experiences are crucial in maintaining the sex-segregated structure of occupations. |
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Jacobs, Jerry A. Sex-Segregation of Occupations and the Career Patterns of Women. Ph.D. Dissertation, Harvard University, 1983. |