Horizontal segregation arises when men and women do different types of work: heavy manual labour is usually done by men, for example.
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occupational segregation — The division of labour, in the context of paid employment , as a result of which men and women (or members of different ethnic or religious groupings) are channelled into different types of occupational roles and tasks, such that there are two… … Dictionary of sociology
Occupational segregation — is the distribution of groups defined by ascribed characteristics, mostly gender, across occupations. More basically, it is the concentration of a similar group of people (be they males, females, whites, blacks, etc.) in a job. Occupational… … Wikipedia
occupational segregation — UK US noun [U] HR, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ► the fact that some jobs are more typically done by men or women, by people of particular races, religions, etc.: »The pilot study looked at occupational segregation and career differentiation of men and… … Financial and business terms
vertical segregation — UK US noun [U] HR, WORKPLACE ► the situation where people do not get jobs above a particular rank in organizations because of their race, age, or sex: »Career progression of women and men in the higher education sector confirms a pattern of… … Financial and business terms
gender segregation (in employment) — This term refers to the unequal distribution of men and women in the occupational structure sometimes also (and more accurately) called ‘occupational segregation by sex’. There are two forms: ‘vertical segregation’ describes the clustering of men … Dictionary of sociology
gender segregation — This term refers to the unequal distribution of men and women in the occupational structure sometimes also (and more accurately) called ‘occupational segregation by sex’. There are two forms: ‘vertical segregation’ describes the clustering of men … Dictionary of sociology
division of labour — One of the oldest concepts in the social sciences. It denotes any stable organization, co ordinating individuals, or groups carrying out different, but integrated activities. Its first and most celebrated use was in classical political economy ,… … Dictionary of sociology
Women in the workforce — Part of a series on Women in Society … Wikipedia
women, employment patterns — There have been significant increases in the proportion of women who work. Data from the Labour Force Survey indicates that, in 1961, women made up 32.3 percent of the labour force; in 1981 they made up 39.5 percent, and in 1993 they made up… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Jupiter — /jooh pi teuhr/, n. 1. Also called Jove. the supreme deity of the ancient Romans: the god of the heavens and of weather. Cf. Zeus. 2. Astron. the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 mi. (142,796 km), a mean … Universalium
