Does the “Glass Escalator” Compensate for the Devaluation of Care Work Occupations?: The Careers of Men in Low- and Middle-Skill Health Care Jobs

Gender and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 334-360

  Dill, Janette S ^a   Price Glynn, Kim ^b   Rakovski, Carter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminized occupations; Health care; Low wage work; New economy; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961240712     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: 15523977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243215624656     Document Type: Article

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