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- Title
The Prestige Gap.
- Authors
Powell, Brian; Jacobs, Jerry A.
- Abstract
This article presents evidence for two small sample in the United State and in England that indicates that male and female incumbents in the same occupations are not accorded equal prestige. Respondents accorded men in traditionally male occupations, such as architecture, mining, and construction work, greater prestige than their female counterparts. Women received higher prestige ratings than men in such traditionally female occupations as elementary school teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. These differences persisted throughout the prestige hierarchy, and were most notable for male respondents. The implications of different ratings of male and female incumbents in the same occupations for theory and research are discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ENGLAND; OCCUPATIONAL prestige; JOB evaluation; NURSING; WOMEN employees
- Publication
Work & Occupations, 1984, Vol 11, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
0730-8884
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0730888484011003002