Men who do ‘women’s work’ have consistently been the butt of jokes, derided for their lack of drive and masculinity. In this eye-opening study, Christine Williams provides a wholly new look at men who work in predominantly female jobs. Having conducted extensive interviews in four cities, Williams uncovers how men in four occupations—nursing, elementary school teaching, librarianship, and social work—think about themselves and experience their work.
Contrary to popular imagery, men in traditionally female occupations do not define themselves differently from men in more traditional occupations. Williams finds that most embrace conventional, masculine values. Her findings about how these men fare in their jobs are also counterintuitive. Rather than being surpassed by the larger number of women around them, these men experience the ‘glass escalator effect, ‘ rising in disproportionate numbers to administrative jobs at the top of their professions. Williams finds that a complex interplay between gendered expectations embedded in organizations, and the socially determined ideas workers bring to their jobs, contribute to mens’ advantages in these occupations.
Using a feminist psychoanalytic perspective, Williams calls for more men not only to cross over to women’s occupations, but also to develop alternative masculinities that find common ground with traditionally female norms of cooperation and caring. Until the workplace is sexually integrated and masculine and feminine norms equally valued, it will unfortunately remain ‘still a man’s world.’
Men who do ‘women’s work’ have consistently been the butt of jokes, derided for their lack of drive and masculinity. In this eye-opening study, Christine Williams provides a wholly new look at men who work in predominantly female jobs. Having conducted ex
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List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Gendered Jobs and Gendered Workers
2. The Rise and Fall of the ‘Women’s Professions’
3. An Unconventional Career Choice
4. Token Men in Training
5. Riding the Glass Escalator
6. Masculinity in ‘Feminine’ Occupations
7. Occupational Segregation and Gender Inequality
8. Conclusion
Methodological Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Christine L. Williams is Professor of Sociology and the Elsie and Stanley E. (Skinny) Adams, Sr. Centennial Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Texas, Austin, and is coeditor, with Jeffrey Alexander and Gary Marx, of Self, Structure, and Beliefs (California, 2004), and the author of Gender Differences at Work (California, 1989) and Inside Toyland (California, 2006).
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