Why is the gender revolution uneven and stalled? Gender essentialism and men's movement into ‘women's work'

Men's limited movement into female occupations has been identified as a key barrier to future declines in occupational sex segregation and achieving greater gender equality. So why are men so reticent to enter jobs normatively regarded as female? Drawing from qualitative interviews with multiple stakeholders in four female‐dominated occupations in Australia, this article documents the processes that influence men's employment in gender‐atypical jobs. Gender essentialism is central to many processes that generate and/or stall changes in men's representation in female‐dominated occupations. While gender essentialism's role in producing and reproducing occupation sex segregation is well known, its role in reducing occupational sex segregation is a critical process which has previously received limited attention. The article details gender essentialism's integrative function.     

Deaths of people with serious mental disorder: An exploration of deaths in custody and fatal police contacts

People with serious mental disorders (PSMDs) are overrepresented both in prison deaths and during fatal encounters with the police in the community (deaths after police contact, DAPC). To identify common factors present across cases of who died during contact with the criminal justice system in Queensland, publicly available coroners reports were analysed (N = 38). The findings of the study indicated psychosis and mood disorders were the most common diagnosis in incarcerated PSMD deaths, and suicide was the most common cause of death for incarcerated PSMDs. Within incarcerated settings, access to healthcare records, medication compliance, risk assessment and monitoring, and safe housing of at‐risk prisoners may be potential areas to explore with regard to prevention. Similarly, PSMD DAPCs were more likely to be experiencing mood or psychosis disorders than other forms of mental disorder, and suicide and police shootings were the most common causes of death. In PSMD DAPC, inadequate mental health access, treatment noncompliance and comorbid substance use were included as potential areas that could direct research efforts toward prevention.     

Female labor force participation in the US: How is immigration shaping recent trends?

Women entered the paid workforce in unprecedented numbers during the 20th century. Yet recent years have been witness to a creeping reversal in women's labor force participation. Why did the revolution stall? In response to debates over a “natural” limit to women's employment, or a cultural backlash against the dual-breadwinner household, we consider an alternative explanation, namely whether immigration has slowed the growth in female labor force participation. Using CPS data from 1998 to 2018, we show that the increase in the share of immigrants and children of immigrants in the population has reduced overall female labor force participation. However, immigration accounts for relatively little of the retreat from the labor force. Instead, the compositional effect of population change is overshadowed by behavioral shifts that affect both natives and immigrants. Lower participation rates among native-born women accounts for most of the overall decline. Despite persistent differences, we also find substantial convergence in the labor force behavior of native-born and foreign-born women, which bodes well for the long-term economic incorporation of immigrants and their children.     

曲柄群驱动机构单元化平衡

为实现曲柄群驱动机构的模块化设计与生产，定义曲柄单元为该机构的基本单元，以曲柄单元为基础研究曲柄 群驱动机构模块化设计中的摆动力平衡问题。研究了影响平衡块质量及配置位置的因素。分析表明，当在所有曲柄的 反方向配置参数相同的平衡决时，平衡决的质量矩与机构中的曲柄个数，曲柄的质量与长度，运动连杆总质量有关。得 出一种满足模块化设计与生产的方法，该方法能快速有效地实现曲柄群驱动机构单元化平衡     

宗族势力对城乡结合部乡村治理的负面影响及对策——基于对Ｓ省Ｗ村的调研

城镇化进程中，宗族势力已成为城乡结合部乡村治理过程中的重要阻力。如何消除宗族势力对城乡结合部乡村治理的负面影响，加强农村的基层民主建设，完善乡村治理结构，已成为社会管理的难点问题。基于对我国 S 省 W 村的实地调研，列举了宗族势力对城乡结合部乡村治理在负面影响方面的两大表现，分析了产生负面影响的原因，并提出了消除负面影响的对策建议。     

新型冠状病毒疫情对民事合同法律关系的影响

新型冠状病毒疫情给社会各领域都带来了严重的影响。文章拟从疫情的不可抗力性角度展开,认定疫情作为不可抗力需具备特定的地域范围和合同履行受阻与疫情之间需具有因果关系这两个识别因素。作为不可抗力,疫情会引起债务人违约责任的全部免除、部分免除、推迟履行以及合同的解除和变更等法律效果;因各种类型的合同的属性不同,在具体适用不可抗力规则时会有所差异。在分析了疫情的法律性质和法律效果的基础上,拟从法律法规体系的构建、司法裁判的规范、合同条款的设置、人与自然的关系等几个方面对疫情的防控提出建议。     

控制性赋权:基层政府精准扶贫的实践逻辑——基于国家级贫困县J村的田野考察

“赋权”是理解精准扶贫政策的重要视角。田野考察发现基层扶贫实践既有“赋权”又有变通的“控制”,由此导致了扶贫过程中“精准”程度有所差异,为此,需要从基层政府的行动逻辑分析精准扶贫的实践逻辑。研究发现,地方政府从外部选派驻村扶贫工作队,由于较少受到当地社会网络的约束使其能够“理性行动”,但在“限期”脱贫的目标责任制下,基层的扶贫工作队受到了“规避责任”与“追求政绩”的双重约束,故此工作队根据自利原则策略性地选择了赋权或控制策略。进一步考察发现,扶贫工作队主要通过利用传统权力结构、地方性知识及现代化知识话语“异化”赋权策略,从而构建了“控制性赋权”的实践逻辑。基于此,地方政府应着力于构建“外派”与“内生”相结合的基层扶贫工作队,设置部分基于“赋权”“参与”的考核指标,培训提高扶贫干部对贫困户的尊重和理解,从而使得长效脱贫的精准扶贫政策能够得以执行。     

基于索洛模型的区域经济增长驱动因素实证研究

在供给侧改革背景下,区域经济增长的驱动因素显著影响着区域经济的高质量和可持续发展。以索洛增长模型为基本框架,利用2003～2017年安徽省经济发展相关数据开展实证研究,测算资金投入、劳动力投入、技术进步各因素对经济增长的贡献率;同时对模型进行扩展,研究安徽省经济增长的长期驱动力量,对现期和远期的动能转换加以阐述。研究认为,现阶段资金投入仍然是安徽省经济产出的主要驱动因素,劳动力投入的经济推动效应相对较小,技术进步的驱动力量逐步提升,安徽省远期经济发展将主要依赖于技术创新驱动。安徽省应注重科技创新,进行产业结构优化调整,将技术因素融于资金、劳动供给侧,全面深化以技术为主的供给侧改革,加快经济增长动力转型。     

我国农村劳动力回流的效应与对策分析

农村劳动力流动这一现象早在新中国成立不久就已经存在,但大规模跨区域流动并日渐成为令人注目的社会现象,则始于20世纪80年代后期,尤其是90年代初以来.改革开放初期,伴随着家庭联产承包责任制的实施,农业结构发生了重大变化,隐性的农村富余劳动力显性化,富余劳动力开始离开传统的农业进入其他领域,由农村进入城镇,这形成了一股不可阻挡的潮流,这也是农村人口流动的主流.但农村富余劳动力的流动交织着外流与回流并行的势头,在农村富余劳动力大规模外流的同时,部分外出劳动力放弃了外出生活,返回家乡.那么,这部分外出劳动力的回流会产生怎样的效应,如何鼓励积极性的回流,使之成为一种有序的回流,这对推动农村经济发展、解决"三农"问题是至关重要的.     

西部开发、劳动力流动与少数民族教育

为了推动西部大发展 ,我国政府开始实施西部大开发战略 ,各种体制改革不断深化 ,地区劳动力流动更为频繁。处在这一背景下的西部各民族特别是少数民族面临着严峻的就业挑战。本文分析了西部劳动力的结构、就业特点 ,希望能通过具体的教育措施提高少数民族劳动力的竞争能力 ,为保持西部地区繁荣、稳定做出贡献。