Hesmondhalgh, D orcid.org/0000-0001-5940-9191 and Baker, S (2015) Sex, Gender and Work Segregation in the Cultural Industries. Sociological Review, 63 (S1). pp. 23-36. ISSN 0038-0261
Abstract
This chapter addresses work ‘segregation’ by sex in the cultural industries. We outline some of the main forms this takes, according to our observations: the high presence of women in marketing and public relations roles; the high numbers of women in production co-ordination and similar roles; the domination of men of more prestigious creative roles; and the domination by men of technical jobs. We then turn to explanation: what gender dynamics drive such patterns of work segregation according to sex? Drawing on interviews, we claim that the following stereotypes or prevailing discourses, concerning the distinctive attributes of women and men, may influence such segregation: that women are more caring, supportive and nurturing; that women are better communicators; that women are ‘better organized’; and that men are more creative because they are less bound by rules.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Authors. The Sociological Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the Editorial Board of The Sociological Review. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | work segregation;cultural industries;stereotypes;sexual division of labour |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number AHRC (Arts & Humanities Research Council) AR112075 AHRC (Arts & Humanities Research Council) AH/H006796/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2016 14:08 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 21:59 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.12238 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1467-954X.12238 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:95444 |