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Author: Torre, Margarita
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Stopgappers? The Occupational Trajectories of Men in Female-Dominated Occupations Work and Occupations 45,3 (August 2018): 283-312. Also: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0730888418780433 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Census of Population; Exits; Gender Differences; Occupations, Female; Occupations, Male; Occupations, Non-Traditional; Work History Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study examines the determinants of men's exit from female-dominated occupations. Using census data and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data set, the author analyzes the job history of men employed in the United States between 1979 and 2006. Supporting the theoretical model, evidence indicates a group of stopgappers--men entering female-dominated occupations and leaving soon after their entry, thereby contributing to the perpetuation of segregation in female settings. By identifying the stopgapper occupational trajectory, this article contributes to the development of a comprehensive theory accounting for the way structural inequality is reproduced. |
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Torre, Margarita. "Stopgappers? The Occupational Trajectories of Men in Female-Dominated Occupations." Work and Occupations 45,3 (August 2018): 283-312.
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The Scarring Effect of "Women's Work": The Determinants of Women's Attrition from Male-Dominated Occupations Social Forces, 93,1 (September 2014): 1-29. Also: https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sou059 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Oxford University Press Keyword(s): Exits; Gender Attitudes/Roles; Occupations, Female; Occupations, Male Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Women's entry into formerly male-dominated occupations has increased in recent decades, yet a significant outflow remains. This study examines the determinants of women's exits from male-dominated occupations, focusing on the effect of previous occupational trajectories. In particular, it hypothesizes that occupational trajectories in female-dominated occupations are often imbued with meanings and beliefs about the (in)appropriateness of the worker, which adversely affect women's integration and chances when they enter the male sector. Using the NLSY79 data set, the study analyzes the job histories of women employed in the United States between 1979 and 2006. The results reveal a disproportionate risk of exit among newcomers from female-dominated occupations. Also, women who reenter the male field are more likely to leave it again. Altogether, the findings challenge explanations based on deficiencies in the information available to women at the moment of hiring. The evidence points to the existence of a "scar effect" of previous work in the female field, which hinders women's opportunities in the male sector and ends up increasing the likelihood of exit. |
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Bibliography Citation
Torre, Margarita. "The Scarring Effect of "Women's Work": The Determinants of Women's Attrition from Male-Dominated Occupations." Social Forces, 93,1 (September 2014): 1-29.
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