Occupational gender segregation: what can we learn from computer use trends?
This study posits to an intricate interrelation between changes in occupational gender segregation (OGS) and the rise in computer use in the workplace in the United States. I posit that two contrasting mechanisms underpin this relation. Firstly, computerization has contributed to a more balanced gen...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 105; no. 1; pp. 299 - 321 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Sep2026
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