Various hypotheses have been used to examine gender inequality in careers, while at the same time comparative and historical sociology has developed around certain areas of interest. This introduction clarifies that there is a need for a comparative and historical sociology specifically related to women’s careers. It presents the rationale for this special issue, which gathers articles opening gateways to further research in this vein.

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女性职业的比较和历史社会学：导论

人们使用了各种假设来检验职业中的性别不平等，与此同时，比较和历史社会学也围绕某些感兴趣的领域发展起来。引言明确指出，有必要建立与女性职业特别相关的比较和历史社会学。它提供了此特刊的基本原理，并收集了一些文章，为进一步研究这一问题打开了门户。