Inequality in the 21st Century

The London School of Economics & Political Science

London, UK

July 02 - 04, 2015

A very rich scholarly literature has identified a variety of cross-cutting mechanisms that limit attempts by females to enter, remain in, and get promoted in “men’s” occupations, but also transgressive strategies that enable some women to break through in a partial but real manner in the early 21^st century (Acker, 2009 ; Buscatto/Marry, 2009). On another hand studies of young and middle-aged men who enter occupations considered “women’s” are far fewer in number.

For this session, our objective is to enrich and systematize our knowledge of the conditions and processes associated with the entry of men into so-called “feminine” professions or occupations in Western countries in the early 21st century, and also with their continuance, development and identity construction in such occupations.