Masculinity at work: The experiences of men in female dominated occupations

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 349-368

  Simpson, Ruth ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Masculinity; Non tradtaonal occupations; Post structuralism

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242794262     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500172004042773     Document Type: Article

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