Sex Segregation in the Workplace

Trends, Explanations, Remedies

• Author(s): National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues,
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Pages: 323
• ISBN_10: 0309034450
  ISBN_13: 9780309034456
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Minority Studies , Social Science / Social Classes & Economic Disparity ,

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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 leadersâ€"anyone concerned about the economic parity of women.