Are current patterns within women's occupations a function of external limitations on initial ambitions, or do women simply prefer distinct types of work? Including case studies of fire fighting and teaching, this book offers a qualitative exploration of girls' and women's reported journeys towards their work choices.

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University of Sussex, UK

Ruth Woodfield

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RUTH WOODFIELD is Reader in Sociology at the University of Sussex, UK. She is the author of Women, Work and Computing.

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Book Title: What Women Want From Work
Book Subtitle: Gender and Occupational Choice in the 21st Century
Authors: Ruth Woodfield
Series Title: Women's Studies at York Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230590243
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-54922-7Published: 23 October 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36162-5Published: 01 January 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59024-3Published: 23 October 2007
Series ISSN: 2947-0501
Series E-ISSN: 2947-051X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 250
Topics: Sociology of Work, Gender Studies, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology

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