Explaining Men's Entry into Female- Concentrated Occupations: Issues of Masculinity and Social Class
@article{Lupton2006ExplainingME, title={Explaining Men's Entry into Female- Concentrated Occupations: Issues of Masculinity and Social Class}, author={Ben Lupton}, journal={Gender, Work and Organization}, year={2006}, volume={13}, pages={103-128} }
This article seeks to add to an understanding of why some men enter female-concentrated occupations (and why the majority do not). Drawing on the results of in-depth interviews with 27 men in a range of occupations, I illustrate and interpret the complex and often contradictory ways in which men approach the notion of working in female-concentrated occupations and examine the impact that this has on their occupational outcomes. The data suggest that different attitudes to female-concentrated…
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