The Self-Expressive Edge of Occupational Sex Segregation1

By Erin A. Cech. American Journal of Sociology, 2013

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science

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Why Does Workplace Gender Diversity Matter? Justice, Organizational Benefits, and Policy (2019, background): “This is because the gender typing of occupations may have greater influence on career decision-making in “postmaterialist” countries, in which occupational choices are a form of “identity construction” and “self-affirmation” (Cech, 2013; Charles, 2011, p. 365).”
Persistence Is Cultural: Professional Socialization and the Reproduction of Sex Segregation (2016, background): “…processes like labor market queuing (Reskin & Roos, 1990), individuallevel processes like the gendering of confidence and self-expression (Cech, 2013a; Correll, 2001), and gendered interactional-level issues such as exclusionary or “chilly” climates (e.g., Rosser, 2011; Valian, 1999),…”
Segregation, Stereotypes, and STEM (2018, background): “…stereotyping reinforces segregation by leading people to make gender-conforming choices that affirm their masculinity or femininity, and avoid social sanctions and discriminatory work environments (West, Zimmerman, 1987; Ridgeway, 2011; Cech, 2013; Blair-Loy et al., 2017; Weisgram, Diekman, 2017).”
Why Are Some STEM Fields More Gender Balanced Than Others? (2017, background): “Using self-expression goals to guide career choices creates gender disparities because of a reliable gender difference in the extent to which men and women see themselves as being masculine or feminine (Cech, 2013; Zell, Krizan, & Teeter, 2015).”
Gender segregation in higher education: an empirical test of seven explanations (2019, unknown): “For instance, girls develop more often a preference for humanistic subjects (e.g., arts) and for related occupations (e.g., artistic jobs), which favors enrollment in the humanities or the social sciences (Cech 2013; Morgan et al. 2013).”