What Women Want From Work: Gender and Occupational Choice in the 21st Century [Hardcover]

Are current patterns within women's occupations a function of external limitations on initial ambitions, or do women simply prefer distinct types of work? Including case studies of fire fighting and teaching, this book offers a qualitative exploration of girls' and women's reported journeys towards their work choices.Introduction Gender and Occupational Segregation - Setting the Scene Accounting for Occupational Segregation - The Perspective of Girls and Women Women and Non-Traditional Work: A Case Study of Fire Fighting Women and 'Traditional' Work: A Case Study of Teaching Women and Career Progression: Ambition, Success and Choice Gender as Vocation: A Sociology of Choice Conclusion IndexRUTH WOODFIELD is Reader in Sociology at the University of Sussex, UK. She is the author of Women, Work and Computing.