Overwork and the Persistence of Gender Segregation in Occupations

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The experience of women in male-dominated occupations: A constructivist grounded theory inquiry (2013, background): “Stereotypes and male resistance emanate from cultural and societal norms because of patriarchal structures in family units, where women play submissive roles to men (cf. Bobbit-Zeher, 2011; Mathur-Helm, 2006; Cha, 2013).”
Children and the Remaining Gender Gaps in the Labor Market (2020, unknown): “The 19Similarly, Cha (2013) uses longitudinal data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and shows that mothers are more likely to exit male-dominated occupations when they work 50 hours or more per week, but the same effect is not observed for men or childless women.”
Business as Plan B (2015, background): “As a result, many women end up reducing their work hours, changing jobs and/ or occupations (often to a more female-dominated one), or leaving the labor force altogether (i.e., ‘‘opting out’’) (Stone, 2007; Cha, 2010, 2013)—all of which compromise their long-term career prospects.”