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Since 1950 gendered spaces of work have changed profoundly while old outlines of gender relations have persisted. I explore this conundrum with data on changes in gendered patterns of work and on cultural attitudes toward these changes. The dominance of culture in shaping these patterns is clear in the geography of gendered spaces of work across the U.S.
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Hanson, S. (2017). Reflection: Gendered Spaces of Work, USA. In: Gamerith, W., Gerhard, U. (eds) Kulturgeographie der USA . Springer Spektrum, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48238-4_12
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