| Sex Segregation in the Workplace: Trends, Explanations, Remedies Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie (Author), Committee on Women's Employment and Rela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309078849 ISBN-13: 9780309078849 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $76.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1984 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Labor - Social Science | Minority Studies - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Dewey: 331.413 |
| Physical Information: 323 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |