Women, Work, and Occupational Segregation in the Uniformed Services

Dados Bibliográficos

ID22932115
AutoresBeth Grube-Farrell (SUNY Westchester Community College, autor correspondente)
Ano2002
Volume17
Fascículo3
Páginas332-353
Data de publicação2002-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAffilia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0886-1099 • E-ISSN: 1552-3020
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0886109902173005
OpenAlexW2156086591
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências 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