Jobs and gender (was: Gender, Race, and Publishing on the Left)

MScoleman at aol.com MScoleman at aol.com
Tue Jun 16 17:36:08 PDT 1998


In a message dated 98-06-16 14:07:38 EDT, wojtek writes:

<< may add that such expectations may not be purely subjective, they may

include quite real anticipation of hostility (especially among male blue

collar workers) against women doing the "man's job." Such instances are

often mistakenly perceived as 'sexual harassment' although they have

nothing to do with sex, but gender roles.

>>

it's not just a perception of sexual harrassment, it IS sexual harrassment. Sexual harrassment is one of the principle ways women are kept out of highly paid, skilled, blue collar union and professional jobs. The category is gender discrimination, the method is sexual harrassment.

maggie coleman mscoleman at aol.com



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