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Women And Men At Work
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Book : Women And Men At Work Author : * Barbara F.Reskin * Irene Padavic Language : English Library : Health-Safety-Environment Publish Place : U.S.A. ISBN : 0-8039-9022-7 Publish Date : January 1994 Publisher : Pine Forge Press Book Type : Book Book Number : 1510 |
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INDEX
ContentsAbout the Authors I ix Foreword I xi Preface I xiii
1 Work and Gender / 1 What Work Is / 1 Sex and Gender / 2 Gendered Work / 6 Summary / 13
2 A History of Gendered Work / 15
The Sexual Division of Labor in Preindustrial Europe / 15
The Industrial Revolution / 18
The Division of Paid and Unpaid Work by Sex / 19
Women's and Men's Labor Force Participation Around the World / 26
Summary / 30
3 An Overview of Sex Inequality at Work / 31
Sex Inequality in the Contemporary American Workplace / 31 Explanations for Sex Inequality in the Workplace / 32 Summary / 43
4 Sex Segregation in the Workplace / 45 Consequences of Sex Segregation / 46 A History of Sex Segregation in the United States / 47
Cross-National Differences in Sex Segregation / 57 Trends in Sex Segregation / 60 Explanations for Sex Segregation / 64 Summary / 79
5 Sex Differences in Moving Up and Taking Charge / Women, Men, and Promotions / 82 Women, Men, and Authority / 91 Remedies for the Promotion and Authority Gaps / 97 Summary / 99
6 Sex Differences in Earnings / 101 The Cost of Being Female / 101 Explanations for the Pay Gap / 110 Paths to Earnings Equality / 121 Summary / 126
7 Construction of the Gendered Workplace / 127 Actions by Employers / 127 Actions by Workers / 134 Summary / 141
8 Paid Work and Family Work / 143
The Decline of the Stay-at-Home Wife and Mother / 143 Work/Family Conflict / 147 Responses to Work/Family Conflicts / 156 Summary / 164
9 Women, Men, and Work in the Twenty-First Century / 165
Trends in Work at the End of the Twentieth Century / 165 Implications for Working Women and Men / 171 Conclusion / 177
References / 181 Glossary/Index / 203
