TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper draws upon research on women’s employment in the UK book
publishing industry. Contrary to public opinion that publishing offers
exceptional opportunities for women, the survey revealed that although
women make up 60 per cent of the workforce, men were more than twice as
likely to become managers and more than 5 times as likely to become
directors. Processes contributing to gendered occupational segregation
and the operation of dual labour markets are analysed in terms of
“pressures” and “preferences”; mediated by a
traditionally informal approach to personnel practices. Structural
change is creating polarisation into large conglomerates and small
specialised operations; the implications for women’s careers are
discussed briefly.
VL  - 20
IS  - 5
SN  - 0048-3486
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000000798
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000798
AU  - Colgan Fiona
AU  - Tomlinson Frances
PY  - 1991
Y1  - 1991/01/01
TI  - Women in Publishing: Jobs or Careers?
T2  - Personnel Review
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 16
EP  - 26
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -