Journal article
Sex Segregation in Volunteer Work
Sociological quarterly, Vol.48(3), pp.559-585
08/01/2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106454
Abstract
Sex segregation in the workplace-the tendency for men and women to work in different occupations and jobs-remains widespread. Domestic chores are also sex-typed, but the extent to which sex segregation is found in other forms of nonwaged work, such as volunteering, is unknown. One theory about the work/nonwork interface predicts a positive relation between the two types of activity: sex segregation will be just as common in unpaid labor. Another theory predicts a negative relation: waged work and nonpaid work are dissimilar. Maximum likelihood probit models with selection are used to estimate the incidence of sex segregation among volunteers in a nationally representative sample of adult Americans (N = 91,807). Men are more likely to occupy leadership positions than women. They are more likely to do maintenance work and teach or coach, while women are more likely to prepare and serve food or clothing, raise money, and "help out" at events. Sex segregation is most pronounced among those who volunteer to help young people, but negligible among volunteers advocating a cause.
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- Title
- Sex Segregation in Volunteer Work
- Creators
- Thomas Rotolo - Washington State UniversityJohn Wilson - Duke University
- Publication Details
- Sociological quarterly, Vol.48(3), pp.559-585
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Identifiers
- 99900547013301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article