Occupational sex segregation by Nishikawa, M, Nishikawa, Makiko

“…Occupational sex segregation is often regarded as the central component of gender inequality in the labour market in contemporary industrial societies. …”

Occupational sex segregation and discrimination in peninsular Malaysia by Latifah Mohamad Nor

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Persistence Is Cultural: Professional Socialization and the Reproduction of Sex Segregation by Seron, Carroll, Silbey, Susan S., Cech, Erin, Rubineau, Brian

“…Why does sex segregation in professional occupations persist? Arguing that the cultures and practices of professional socialization serve to perpetuate this segregation, the authors examine the case of engineering. …”
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Revolving doors reexamined: Occupational sex segregation over the life course by Chan, T

Perceived Mathematical Ability under Challenge: A Longitudinal Perspective on Sex Segregation among STEM Degree Fields by Samantha eNix, Lara Cristina Perez-Felkner, Kirby eThomas

“…We investigate how perceived ability under challenge – in particular in mathematics domains – influences entry into the most sex-segregated and mathematics-intensive undergraduate degrees: physics, engineering, mathematics, and computer science (PEMC). …”
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Women Teachers and Policemen: Different Career Transition Paths to Becoming Lawyers by Edgar Burns

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Spatial–Temporal Distribution of Megamouth Shark, <i>Megachasma pelagios</i>, Inferred from over 250 Individuals Recorded in the Three Oceans by Chi-Ju Yu, Shoou-Jeng Joung, Hua-Hsun Hsu, Chia-Yen Lin, Tzu-Chi Hsieh, Kwang-Ming Liu, Atsuko Yamaguchi

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From Metaphors to Mechanisms: Gender Sorting In(to) an Organizational Hierarchy by Fernandez, Roberto M., Abraham, Mabel Botelho

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Segregación en el empleo por sexo. Salario y ocupación en los modelos de industrialización de las regiones centro-occidente y fronteriza by Myriam Guadalupe Colmenares López

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Gender Sorting at the Application Interface by Fernandez, Roberto, Friedrich, Colette

“…Comparing our findings to the pattern of job sorting in the external local labor market, we find that supply-side factors do not fully account for the levels job sex segregation observed in the open labor market. Although probably not the entire story, we show clear evidence that supply-side sorting processes are important factors contributing to job sex segregation.…”
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Work in Sweden 1974–2010 by Carl le Grand, Michael Tåhlin

“…We examine the development of four key labor market features: (a) occupational sex segregation, (b) gender gaps in job quality, (c) skill upgrading and mismatch, and (d) youth employment. …”
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Time to re-evaluate gender segregation in athletics? by Foddy, B, Savulescu, J

“…But once we recognise that gender is not a binary quantity, sex segregation in competitive sport must be seen as an inconsistent and unjust policy, no matter what stance we take on the goals of sport or on the regulation of doping.…”

Women in Professional IT Jobs in the UK: Old Wine in New Bottles? by Judith Glover, Yvonne Guerrier

“…A first aim of this article is to give a current picture of women’s employment in the IT sector in the UK, focusing on occupational sex segregation and on the gender pay gap. This shows that women’s low representation in the sector as a whole and in specific professional roles continues to be a persistent issue. …”
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Male nurses in Singapore : a case study in understanding masculinity by Chee, Eliane Soek Ping.

“…My findings show that male nurses’ masculinity is shaped by institutionalized practices such as difference in dress code, horizontal sex segregation and the distribution of manpower and informal practices such as perceived bias in performance evaluation as well as role encapsulation. …”
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Time to re-evaluate gender segregation in athletics? by Foddy, B, Savulescu, J

“…But once we recognise that gender is not a binary quantity, sex segregation in competitive sport must be seen as an inconsistent and unjust policy, no matter what stance we take on the goals of sport or on the regulation of doping.…”

A segregação por gênero no mercado de trabalho nos Estados de São Paulo e Pernambuco by Ana Maria Holland Ometto, Rodolfo Hoffmann, Marcelo Corrêa Alves

“… This study analyses the evolution of the occupational sex segregation and of the discrimination which harms the female worker in the states of Sao Paulo and Pernambuco, in the period 1981-1990. …”
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Working Conditions in a Feminised Working Environment by Rosa Monteiro, Vivalda Freitas, Fernanda Daniel

“…We observed the initial exploratory proposition that sex segregation of work explains the working conditions in feminised sectors, as well as the perceptions of stakeholders about them. …”
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Gender and Race Sorting at the Application Interface by Fernandez, Roberto M., Friedrich, Colette

“…Although probably not the entire story, it is clear that supply-side gender sorting processes cannot be ruled out as important factors contributing to job sex segregation.…”
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The cost of acting "girly": gender stereotypes and educational choices by Favara, M

“…This paper looks at horizontal sex segregation in education as a factor contributing to gender segregation in the labor market. …”

Gender, occupation, and promotion to management in the nonprofit sector: the critical case of Médecins Sans Frontières Holland by Damman, M, Heyse, L, Mills, M

“…This case study highlights the importance to nonprofit management research of studying the effects of occupational sex segregation on promotion.…”