Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. The Rise of the Counter-Elite -- 2. The Recruiting Grounds of the Counter-Elite -- 3. School Meals and Medical Inspection -- 4. Child Welfare -- 5. Old Age Pensions -- 6. The Webbs and the Minority Report on the Poor Law -- 7. The Great...

Examining women's diverse experiences of male-dominated work, this ground-breaking book explores what sexuality and gender means to women working in the construction and transport industries. Using accounts from heterosexual women and lesbians working in professional, manual and operational...