Men Still at Work explores the reasons why many men are continuing to work well beyond the traditional retirement age. In today’s challenging economy, they are the second-fastest growing group of workers (just behind older women). Filled with profiles of older working men, as well as dynamic interview quotes, Men Still at Work explores thorny issues such as masculinity and the “need to provide,” as well as economic issues, job satisfaction, and more.

The fastest growing segment of the workforce is women age sixty-five and older. Women Still at Work draws on national survey data and in-depth interviews to show the many reasons why women are working well past the traditional retirement age. The book is filled with profiles of real working women, with a focus on women in the professional workforce.

Men who do "women's work" have consistently been the butt of jokes, derided for their lack of drive and masculinity. In this eye-opening study, Christine Williams provides a wholly new look at men who work in predominantly female jobs. Having conducted extensive interviews in four cities, Williams uncovers how men in four occupations—nursing, elementary school teaching, librarianship, and social work—think about themselves and experience their work. Contrary to popular imagery, men in traditionally female occupations do not define themselves differently from men in more traditional occupations. Williams finds that most embrace conventional, masculine values. Her findings about how these men fare in their jobs are also counterintuitive. Rather than being surpassed by the larger number of women around them, these men experience the "glass escalator effect," rising in disproportionate numbers to administrative jobs at the top of their professions. Williams finds that a complex interplay between gendered expectations embedded in organizations, and the socially determined ideas workers bring to their jobs, contribute to mens' advantages in these occupations. Using a feminist psychoanalytic perspective, Williams calls for more men not only to cross over to women's occupations, but also to develop alternative masculinities that find common ground with traditionally female norms of cooperation and caring. Until the workplace is sexually integrated and masculine and feminine norms equally valued, it will unfortunately remain "still a man's world." This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995. Men who do "women's work" have consistently been the butt of jokes, derided for their lack of drive and masculinity. In this eye-opening study, Christine Williams provides a wholly new look at men who work in predominantly female jobs. Having conducted ex

Readers have referred to this book as: “The most important relationship book ever written!” Naming only a few, this book identifies secrets on: How to identify a perfect mate How to improve a struggling relationship How to potentially prevent a relationship from collapsing How to improve and keep exciting an existing relationship How to build a more solid foundation for faithful happiness The formula for Happy Loving Long-Term Relationships Have you ever wondered how some unique couples could be married for over 50 years and still be so much in love? What is the secret? Tour Professional John A. Gehrisch, inspired by his parent's half-century relationship, turned his personal challenges into a success formula by studying such couples. The process exposed 18 common traits in all those relationships. He shares those findings and a lot more within. As children, we learn that trying to put a square object in a round hole of the same size will never work. A piece of wrong shape and description just will not fit together, even if we try to force it. When we pause, and analyze what works, what does not work, and why, we begin to assemble the piece in perfect harmony, Anticipating that the same can be applied to human relationships, John sets out to track down and understand the secrets formula that only a few couples experience n life and reveals it within. Having played tour golf, John includes a look behind the curtain of professional golf including stories with tour champions like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Butch Baird, Gary Player, Bill Johnston, Shelley Hamlin, Anne-Marie Palli, and others making it an interesting read for golfers and non-golfers alike.

An incisive, intersectional look at the mother of all gender biases: a resistance to women’s authority and power. Every woman has a story of being underestimated, ignored, challenged, or patronized in the workplace. Maybe she tried to speak up in a meeting, only to be talked over by male colleagues. Or a client addressed her male subordinate instead of her. These stories remain true even for women at the top of their fields; in the U.S. Supreme Court, for example, female justices are interrupted four times more often than their male colleagues—and 96 percent of the time by men. Despite the progress we’ve made toward equality, we still fail, more often than we might realize, to take women as seriously as men. In The Authority Gap, journalist Mary Ann Sieghart provides a startling perspective on the gender bias at work in our everyday lives and reflected in the world around us, whether in pop culture, media, school classrooms, or politics. With precision and insight, Sieghart marshals a wealth of data from a variety of disciplines—including psychology, sociology, political science, and business—and talks to pioneering women like Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo, renowned classicist Mary Beard, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and Hillary Clinton. She speaks with women from a range of backgrounds to explore how gender bias intersects with race and class biases. Eye-opening and galvanizing, The Authority Gap teaches us how we as individuals, partners, parents, and coworkers can together work to narrow the gap. Sieghart exposes unconscious bias in this fresh feminist take on how to address and counteract systemic sexism in ways that benefit us all: men as well as women.

Deeply concerned that a high percentage of African American men seem to be falling short of living a meaningful existence in today’s society, David J. Ramsey digs into his people’s colorful past in an attempt to explain their present predicament. Through a series of interviews with black men as well as women, Ramsey uncovers factors such as coping with abandonment and abuse, and the lack of guidance and support. Giving much emphasis to the significance of nurturing the family and responsible parenting, Ramsey also addresses the various issues encountered in relationships—from the fundamentals of love, courtship, and marriage to the excuses for infidelity. Infused with insightful advice and well-placed criticism, as well as anecdotes interspersed throughout, Black Men Still Exist seeks to reveal some of the compelling reasons behind a black man’s nature, encouraging the reader on a path to self-awareness, or self-improvement, where integrity, respect, and maintaining a sense of pride in one’s culture and race are of utmost importance.