Conceptualising women's working lives : moving the boundaries of discourse

Conceptualising women's working lives : moving the boundaries of discourse / edited by Wendy Patton.

Theoretical work on the career development of women has travelled a journey from critique to creation. Early work responded to and criticised a literature that focused on theorising male roles in a workplace that was conceptualised as providing vertical career paths primarily for middle class males....

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Other Authors: Patton, Wendy, 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam ; Boston : SensePublishers, ©2013.
Series:Career development series (Rotterdam, Netherlands) ; v. 5.
Subjects:
Professional education of women.
Women > Employment.
Women > Vocational guidance.
EDUCATION > Students & Student Life.
Droit.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Professional education of women
Women > Employment
Women > Vocational guidance
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Table of Contents:
  • Challenge and Change. Understanding Women's Working Lives / Wendy Patton
  • Expanding the Discourse / Mary Sue Richardson, Charles Schaeffer
  • A Relational Cultural Paradigm as a Theoretical Backdrop for Considering Women's Work / Donna E. Schultheiss
  • Patterns and Paradoxes in Women's Careers / Deborah A. O'Neil, Margaret M. Hopkins, Diana Bilimoria
  • Transitions and Life Stages. Workable Solutions / Catherine Doherty, Carly J. Lassig
  • Midlife Career Transitions for Women / Claire A. Etaugh
  • Women's Careers / Mary McMahon, Mark Watson, Jenny Bimrose
  • Specific Fields. A Social Constructionist Perspective of Women's Career Development / Dr Dulini Anuvinda Fernando, Laurie Cohen
  • Australian Women in the Academy / Carmel M. Diezmann, Susan J. Grieshaber
  • Women's Aspirations Towards "STEM" Careers / Juliette Spearman, Helen M.G. Watt
  • Changing the Discourse of Women's Work / Wendy Patton.

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