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Predominance of Male Authors in Social Work Publications
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The record of leading social work journals is examined and a theory is proposed to account for the apparent greater productivity of men in publications activities as mentioned in this paper, where a theory was proposed to explain why men were more productive than women.Abstract:
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Tokenism and Women in the Workplace: The Limits of Gender-Neutral Theory
TL;DR: The tokenism hypothesis has not been subjected to rigorous testing and that the research that does exist should lead us to question the adequacy of the concept as discussed by the authors, concluding that a gender-neutral theory such as tokenism is of limited value in explaining the experiences of either men or women in a society where gender remains important.
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Notes on Patriarcy, Professionalization and the Semi-Professions
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Status of Women in Social Work Education.
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Patriarchy and Social Welfare Work
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