Women, Work, and Wages
Title | Women, Work, and Wages PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 149 |
Release | 1981-02-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 030903177X |
In order to determine whether methods of job analysis and classification currently used are biased by traditional sex stereotypes or other factors, a committee assessed formal systems of job evaluation and other methods currently employed in the private and public sectors for establishing the comparability of jobs and their levels of compensation. A review of sociological and economic literature shows that some differences in the characteristics of workers and in jobs do form a legitimate basis for wage differentials. Nevertheless, there exists a pervasiveness of occupational and job segregation by sex. Given the current operation of the labor market and the existence of a variety of factors that permit the persistence of earning differentials between men and women (e.g., labor market segmentation, job segregation, and employment practices), it would seem that intentional and unintentional discriminatory elements enter into the determination of wages and are not likely to disappear. Use of a job evaluation system is one possible remedy to this situation. While the subjectivity of job evaluation makes job evaluations less than perfect vehicles for resolving pay disputes, they can serve to identify potential wage discrimination. (MN)
Gender, Work and Wages in Industrial Revolution Britain
Title | Gender, Work and Wages in Industrial Revolution Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce Burnette |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 2008-04-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1139470582 |
A major study of the role of women in the labour market of Industrial Revolution Britain. It is well known that men and women usually worked in different occupations, and that women earned lower wages than men. These differences are usually attributed to custom but Joyce Burnette here demonstrates instead that gender differences in occupations and wages were instead largely driven by market forces. Her findings reveal that rather than harming women competition actually helped them by eroding the power that male workers needed to restrict female employment and minimising the gender wage gap by sorting women into the least strength-intensive occupations. Where the strength requirements of an occupation made women less productive than men, occupational segregation maximised both economic efficiency and female incomes. She shows that women's wages were then market wages rather than customary and the gender wage gap resulted from actual differences in productivity.
Women's Work and Wages
Title | Women's Work and Wages PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Jonung |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1134750862 |
At a time when women in industrialized countries have a stronger and more permanent presence in the labour market than ever before, why does the gender pay gap differ so greatly between countries? The contributors to this book use empirical studies of gender differences in family responsibilities and time allocation to demonstrate how such differences affect women's wages and analyse pay structures and wage mobility throughout Europe.
Out to Work
Title | Out to Work PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Kessler-Harris |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2003-01-16 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0195157095 |
Death, for bacteria, is not inevitable. Protect a bacterium from predators, and provide it with adequate food and space to grow, and it would continue living--and reproducing asexually--forever. But a paramecium (a slightly more advanced single-cell organism), under the same ideal conditions, would stop dividing after about 200 generations--and die. Death, for paramecia and their offspring, is inevitable. Unless they have sex ... In Sex and the Origins of Death, William Clark ranges far and wide over fascinating terrain. Whether describing a 62-year-old man having a ma.
Wage-Earning Women : Industrial Work and Family Life in the United States, 1900-1930
Title | Wage-Earning Women : Industrial Work and Family Life in the United States, 1900-1930 PDF eBook |
Author | Dearborn Leslie Woodcock Tentler University of Michigan |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 1979-09-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0198020287 |
Contains primary source material.
Lean In
Title | Lean In PDF eBook |
Author | Sheryl Sandberg |
Publisher | Knopf |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2013-03-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0385349955 |
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto" (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential. In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.
Women, Work, and Wages
Title | Women, Work, and Wages PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council. Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1984 |
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