New jobs, old occupational stereotypes: Gender and jobs in the new economy

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-93

  Miller, Linda ^a,c   Hayward, Rowena ^b  

^a Institute for Employment Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b Halfway Houses Primary School   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job knowldge; Job preferences; Occupational segregation; Occupational stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944473791     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080500523000     Document Type: Article

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