TY  - GEN
T1  - Still a man's world : men who do "women's work"
T2  - Men and masculinity (Berkeley, Calif.) ;
A1  - Williams, Christine L., 1959-
LA  - English
PP  - Berkeley, California
PB  - University of California Press
YR  - 1995
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm43476572
AB  - "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.'"--Provided by publisher
OP  - 243
CN  - HD6060.6 .W55 1995eb
SN  - 9780520915220
SN  - 0520915224
SN  - 0585129517
SN  - 9780585129518
SN  - 9780520087866
SN  - 0520087860
SN  - 9780520087873
SN  - 0520087879
KW  - Sex role in the work environment.
KW  - Sex discrimination against men.
KW  - Sex discrimination in employment.
KW  - Stereotypes (Social psychology)
KW  - Stereotyping
KW  - Rôle selon le sexe en milieu de travail.
KW  - Discrimination à l'égard des hommes.
KW  - Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi.
KW  - Stéréotypes.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Anthropology : Cultural.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Public Policy : Cultural Policy.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Popular Culture.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
KW  - Sex discrimination against men
KW  - Sex discrimination in employment
KW  - Sex role in the work environment
ER  -