Contributions

  • Reskin, Barbara F. - Contributor
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. - Contributor
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues. - Contributor
  • National Research Council (U.S.) Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. - Contributor

Publication

1986 - National Academy Press, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

43,250 words, Guess

Page Count

173 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100309034299
  • ISBN-139780309034296
  • LibraryThing9782959
  • Goodreads2549418
  • Library of Congress Control Number85011541
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC331.1/33/0973
  • LCCHD6060.5.U5 W66 1986
  • LCCHD6060.5.U5W66 1986

Description

Even though women have made substantial progress in a number of formerly male occupations, sex segregation in the workplace remains a fact of life. This volume probes pertinent questions: Why has the overall degree of sex segregation remained stable in this century? What informal barriers keep it in place? How do socialization and educational practices affect career choices and hiring patterns? How do family responsibilities affect women's work attitudes? And how effective is legislation in lessening the gap between the sexes? Amply supplemented with tables, figures, and insightful examination of trends and research, this volume is a definitive source for what is known today about sex segregation on the job.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Women's work, men's work: sex segregation on the jobNational Academy Press1986-01-01

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