It is generally accepted that gendered occupational closure is a thing of the past and the inequalities that women now experience in the labour market are due to segregation and segmentation of employment. In this article it is argued that agriculture still displays gendered occupational closure. Previous research has considered structural closure, focusing on patrilineal inheritance and exclusion from farming organizations. Here structural exclusion is considered, but more attention is paid to the interactional processes of occupational closure. Consideration is given to symbolic interaction, non‐verbal communication, exclusionary tactics and language. How the dominant group justify their actions is considered along with the justification sometimes offered by the subordinate group. How structure and agency intertwine is considered alongside how change occurs. The research is based on qualitative interviews and focus groups conducted in Scotland. The article concludes that change does and has occurred, but the rate of change in agriculture remains low because of processes of gendered structural and interactional social closure.

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职业封闭的表现：以农业和性别为例

人们普遍认为，性别职业封闭已经成为过去，而妇女目前在劳动力市场上所经历的不平等是由于就业的隔离和分割造成的。在本文中，有人认为农业仍然表现出性别上的职业封闭。先前的研究已经考虑了结构封闭，重点是父系继承和被农业组织排斥。这里考虑了结构排斥，但更多地关注了职业封闭的相互作用过程。考虑符号互动，非语言交流，排斥策略和语言。考虑到支配者群体如何证明自己的行为以及下属群体有时提供的证明。结构和代理如何相互缠绕以及变化如何发生。该研究基于在苏格兰进行的定性访谈和焦点小组。该文章的结论是确实发生并且已经发生了变化，但是由于性别结构和社会互动的封闭过程，农业的变化率仍然很低。