Women, Work, and School: Occupational Segregation and the Role of Education

ISBN-13: 9780367216481 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 238 str.

Wolfe, Leslie R.

Opis

This book examines the critical link between sex stereotyping in education and occupational inequities in the work place.

Spis treści

This -- Preface -- Defining the Context -- Introduction -- The New Demographics and Its Impact on Policy Development for Women of Color -- Education in a Democratic Society: From the 1960s to the 1980s -- Gender Practices and Employment: The Sears Case and the Issue of Choice -- Learning Her Place: Sex and Race Stereotyping in the Schools -- Sexism in American Education: The Hidden Curriculum -- Honoring Cultural Diversity and Building on Its Strengths: A Case for National Action -- New Careers: Preparing Women for the Professions, for Technical Jobs, and for the Skilled Trades -- Equitable Computer Education for Girls and Boys of Color -- Hispanic Women in College and Careers: Preparing for Success -- Model Programs Prepare Women for the Skilled Trades -- From Poverty to Self-Sufficiency: The Role of Higher Education for Women -- Higher Education as the Route to Self-Sufficiency for Low-Income Women and Women on Welfare -- Women on Welfare: Education and Work -- Transforming Rhetoric into Choice: Access to Higher Education for Low-Income Women -- Conclusion -- Occupational Segregation and Its Roots in Education: A Policy Map

O autorze

Leslie R. Wolfe