Book description
The changing nature of waged work in contemporary advanced industrial
nations is one of the most significant aspects of political and economic
debate. It is also the subject of intense debate among observers of
gender.
Capital Culture
explores these changes focusing particularly on the gender relations
between the men and women who work in the financial services sector. The
multiple ways in which masculinities and femininities are constructed is
revealed through the analysis of interviews with dealers, traders,
analysts and corporate financiers.
Drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches, the various ways in
which gender segregation is established and maintained is explored. In
fascinating detail, the everyday experiences of men and women working
in a range of jobs and in different spaces, from the dealing rooms to
the boardrooms, are examined. This volume is unique in focusing on men
as well as women, showing that for men too there are multiple ways of
doing gender at work.
Linda McDowell is a Fellow of Newnham College and
Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.
