Abstract
This paper explores how women's employment context affects their attitudes towards the women's movement. Previous research finds a relationship between employment and gender attitudes. We examine three mechanisms which might account for this relationship: the social status of some occupations provides specific benefits which cause women to adopt more non-traditional attitudes; employment experiences such as entering the workforce and working in a non-traditional occupation increase feminist attitudes; and, the social networks and context acquired through employment alter traditional sex-role attitudes. A regression analysis of survey data from South Bend, Indiana, finds that experiences in male-dominated jobs and social networks with employed women significantly increase support for the women's movement.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 174-185 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Political Geography Quarterly |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1991 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Environmental Science
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences