{"product_id":"job-queues-gender-queues-barbara-reskin-9780877227441","title":"Job Queues, Gender Queues: Explaining Women's Inroads Into Male Occupations","description":"\u003cp\u003e Since 1970, women have made widely publicized gains in several customarily male occupations. Many commentators have understood this apparent integration as an important step to sexual equality in the workplace. Barbara F. Reskin and Patricia A. Roos read a different lesson in the changing gender composition of occupations that were traditionally reserved for men. With persuasive evidence, \u003ci\u003eJob Queues, Gender Queues\u003c\/i\u003e offers a controversial interpretation of women's dramatic inroads into several male occupations based on case studies of \"feminizing\" male occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The authors propose and develop a queuing theory of occupations' sex composition. This theory contends that the labor market comprises a \"gender queue\" with employers preferring male to female workers for most jobs. Workers also rank jobs into a \"job queue.\" As a result, the highest-ranked workers monopolize the most desirable jobs. Reskin and Roos use this queuing perspective to explain why several male occupations opened their doors to women after 1970. The second part of the book provides evidence for this queuing analysis by presenting case studies of the feminization of specific occupations. These include book editor, pharmacist, public relations specialist, bank manager, systems analyst, insurance adjuster, insurance salesperson, real estate salesperson, bartender, baker, and typesetter\/compositor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the series \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Reskin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0877227446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780877227441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.93h x 5.87w x 1.10d","brand":"Barbara Reskin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473947377919,"sku":"9780877227441","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50b1d964-a1d0-49b7-b756-27bb1ffe991b.jpg?v=1762313971","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/job-queues-gender-queues-barbara-reskin-9780877227441","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}