Women and equality in the workplace : a reference handbook

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Women and Equality in the Workplace
	Contents
	Preface
		Acknowledgments
	1 Women’s Progress toward Equality in Employment
		Gender Equity from an International Perspective
			The Promise of Modernization
			The Impact of Globalization
			Factors that Promote Equality
				Feminism in Industrialized Capitalist Nations
				The Socialist Experience
				Women’s Movements in the Third World
				Feminist Issues in the New Global Economy
		Women’s Rising Labor Force Participation in the United States
			New Job Opportunities (Changes in Demand)
			Changes in Women’s Availability and Desire for Employment (Labor Supply)
			Reorganization of Work, Family, and Life Patterns
				Changes in the Workplace
				Changes in the Family
				Changes in the Typical Life Course
				Variation in Employment Rates
				Employment Patterns of Men and Women
				Differences by Race
				Changing Employment Profiles over the Life Course
		Differentials in Men’s and Women’s Occupations and Earnings
			Gender Patterns in U.S. Occupations
			The Earnings Differential
			Explanations of the Earnings Penalty to Women
				Preference Theory
				Patriarchy, Discrimination, and Segregation
				Innovation and Gender Crossovers
		Education, Experience, and Human Capital Theory
			Educational Attainment
			Time on the Job
			Skill Requirements of Specific Occupations
		Discrimination and Sex Segregation
			Evidence of Discrimination
			“Taste” for Discrimination
			Gender Typing and Overcrowding
			Internal Labor Markets
		The Shape of the Future
			Major Role Patterns
			Importance of Societal Context
			Changes in Labor Supply
			Changes in Occupational Structure
			Changes in Tastes and Values
		Summary
		References
	2 Legal Remedies and Social Policies
		Equal Opportunity in Employment
			From Protectionism to Equal Opportunity
			Legal Progress toward Equal Employment Opportunity
			Enforcement of the Equal Pay Act and of Title VII
				Affirmative Action in Employment
				Comparable Worth
			Sexual Harassment
			Social Policy for Women in Blue-Collar Work
		Equal Opportunity in Education
			Role of the Women’s Movement
			Provisions of Title IX
				Accomplishments in Academia
				Affirmative Action in Education
			Single-Sex and Coeducational Programs
			Athletics and Competitive Sports in Schools and Colleges
				Assessment of the Implementation and Effects of Title IX
		Integration of Work and Family Obligations
			Child Care Policy
			Work and Family Policy
				The Changing Economy in Relation to Family Life
				The Emergence of a Feminist Perspective
				Alternative Work and Family Arrangements
				Possibilities for the Future
			Workfare and Welfare Reform
		Summary
		References
	3 Chronology
		References
	4 Biographical Sketches
		Pioneers
			Madeleine Korbel Albright (1937–)
			Shirley Chisholm (1924–)
			Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–)
			Anita Hill (1956–)
			Billie Jean King (1943–)
			Sally Ride (1951–)
		Activists
			Linda Chavez-Thompson (1944–)
			Betty Friedan (1921–)
			Martha Edna Wright Griffiths (1912–)
			Bernice Resnick Sandler (1928–)
			Eleanor Smeal (1939–)
			Gloria Steinem (1934–)
		Scholars
			Barbara Bergmann (1927–)
			Francine Blau (1946–)
			Jo Freeman (1945–)
			Claudia Goldin (1946–)
			Alice Kessler-Harris (1941–)
			Catharine MacKinnon (1946–)
			Barbara Reskin
		References
	5 Legal Facts and Statistical Data
		Legal Facts
			Legislation
			Court Cases
			Executive Orders
		Statistical Data
			Labor Force Participation Rate
			Differentials in Earnings
			Occupational Segregation
			Educational Attainment
			Family Demographics and Household Composition
			Housework and Child Care
			Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
			Emerging International Issues of Sex Equality
			References
	6 Directory of Organizations
		Organizations in the United States
		Graduate Programs Pertaining to Women and International Development
		International Organizations
	7 Selected Print Resources
		Books
			General Overview and History of Gender and Employment
			Pay Equity, Occupational Sex Segregation, and Comparable Worth
			International and Comparative Studies
			Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Work
			Work and Family
		Journals
	8 Selected Nonprint Resources
		Videos and Web Sites
			Activism and Organizing
			Discrimination, the Glass Ceiling, and Gender Issues at Work
			Education and Career Choice
			History, Diversity, and International Perspectives
			Sexual Harassment
		Web Resources
			United States Web Sites
			International Web Sites
	Glossary
	Index
	About the Authors