Banking and gender
Subtitle: sex equality in the financial services sector in Britain and Turkey
By: Mustafa F. Özbilgin & Diana Woodward.
Contributors: Woodward, Diana.
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies; I.B.Tauris; Brand: Tauris Academic Studies
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Sex discrimination in employment -- Great Britain.; Sex discrimination in employment -- Turkey.; Banks and banking -- Great Britain.; Financial services industry -- Great Britain.; Banks and banking -- Turkey.; Financial services industry -- Turkey.; Sexual division of labor -- Great Britain.; Sexual division of labor -- Turkey.
Other titles: Sex equality in the financial services sector in Britain and Turkey
Description: "Drawing comparisons from Turkey and Britain, countries which are at the margins of the European continent, 'Banking and Gender' argues that most of the gendered inequalities in employment are socially constructed. Exploring the historical and social development of sex segregation and equality initiatives in both countries, it challenges biologically deterministic assumptions on 'professions fit for women or men' which are still prevalent in employment practices in both countries. 'Banking and Gender' is the first in-depth cross-cultural and empirical study of employment in the financial service and represents a genuinely innovative contribution to the theory and understanding of these fields. It is also, of course, a directed call towards equality of opportunity in the work-place."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-237).