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Man-Made Skill: Women Challenging the Tradition in England, Sweden and Germany. Ideas for Australia.
Download full textPocock, Barbara – 1987
Based on a three-month visit by the author in mid-1987, this paper examines the experience of women in technical and vocational education in England, Sweden, and the Federal Republic of Germany. The observations are often compared to women's experience in Australia. Following an overview, the report summarizes general approaches to vocational…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Equal Education
Peer reviewedRosenfeld, Rachel A.; Kalleberg, Arne L. – American Journal of Sociology, 1990
Compares labor market samples from two dualist countries--the United States and Canada whose employment and family-related policies are decentralized--and two corporatist countries--Norway and Sweden whose policies are centralized. Hypothesizes that Scandinavian countries would show less effect from family responsibilities and fewer gender…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Employed Women, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
