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revolving door theory  

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  • Even though women frequently enter male-dominated occupations, aggregate sex segregation remains stable across and within occupations. Women continue to dominate low-paying, low-authority service positions, even when working in the more male-dominated goods-producing industries. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Revolving Door Theory]

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