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Publication Date: 2000
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Gender on a Jagged Edge. The Security Industry, Its Clients, and the Reproduction and Revision of Gender.
Erickson, Bonnie H.; Albanese, Patricia; Drakulic, Slobodan
Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, v27 n3 p294-318 Aug 2000
A survey of the Toronto security industry (n=196) found that some females have found better jobs in it; 11.7% of employees were female, but 44.4% of them were office workers. More women clients may influence the numbers of women in management, perhaps due to the process of gender homophily. (JOW)
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Security Personnel, Sex Discrimination, Sex Fairness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Toronto)
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