Women, Work, and Occupational Segregation in the Uniformed Services

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22932115
AutoresBeth Grube-Farrell (SUNY Westchester Community College, autor de correspondencia)
Año2002
Volumen17
Número3
Páginas332-353
Fecha de publicación2002-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAffilia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0886-1099 • E-ISSN: 1552-3020
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0886109902173005
OpenAlexW2156086591
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas51

Occupational segregation is one of many reasons why women who move from welfare to employment fail to achieve self-sufficiency. It is particularly acute in occupations such as the uniformed services (the military, police, fire fighting, and corrections), which offer the salaries, benefits, and security necessary to make financial independence a reality. The evidence suggests that women continue to be underrepresented in these occupations, largely as a result of such barriers as bias, stereotyping, and tokenism; the existence of hostile workplace climates and the influence of workplace cultures; and the lack of adequate workplace supervision. The role of social work in addressing this problem is discussed, with particular attention to issues of public education, working with women and organizations, and policy change.

Business · Independence (probability theory) · Political science · Public relations · Social security · Social Welfare · Tokenism · Welfare · Work (physics) · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Social Work