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Sex Segregation in the Workplace : Trends, Explanations, Remedies

By National Research Council; Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1984
ISBN
9780309554510, 9780309034456
LCC
HD6060.5.U5 -- S475 1984eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3191422 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
323\323
Time added
2023-08-12 19:06:14
Sex discrimination in employment -- United States

Description

How pervasive is sex segregation in the workplace? Does the concentration of women into a few professions reflect their personal preferences, the "tastes" of employers, or sex-role socialization? Will greater enforcement of federal antidiscrimination laws reduce segregation? What are the prospects for the decade ahead? These are among the important policy and research questions raised in this comprehensive volume, of interest to policymakers, researchers, personnel directors, union leaders?anyone concerned about the economic parity of women.

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