WOMEN'S WORK: THE FEMINIZATION AND SHIFTING MEANINGS OF CLERICAL WORK.

The article discusses changes in women’s employment as clerks in the U.S. and Canada. The authors discuss the perception of clerical positions as work for women and comment on changes in those perceptions. The expansion of office work created greater demand for workers, leading to increased work opp...

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Publicado en:Journal of Social History Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 307 - 341
Autores principales: England, Kim, Boyer, Kate
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Winter2009
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        Women's employment
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        Job descriptions
        Office equipment & supplies
        World War II & economics
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