Women and work : a handbook / edited by Paula J. Dubeck, Kathryn Borman ; assistant editors, Sonia Carreon, Amy Cassedy.
Women in the work force today are still subjected to the "glass ceiling," sexual discrimination, income inequality, stereotyping, and other obstacles to equal employment and professional advancement. Now a collection of 150 original articles written for this handbook explores the challenge...
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New York :
Garland Pub.,
1996.
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| Series: | Garland reference library of social science ;
v. 679. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Women's labor-force participation in the U.S.: patterns and issues -- Approaches to analyzing women and work -- Women in diverse occupations -- Factors influencing career and occupational choice -- Legal factors affecting women's work and opportunity -- Work experiences and the organizational context of work -- Issues emerging from the intersection of work and family -- Cross-cultural issues and international studies. | |
| 520 | |a Women in the work force today are still subjected to the "glass ceiling," sexual discrimination, income inequality, stereotyping, and other obstacles to equal employment and professional advancement. Now a collection of 150 original articles written for this handbook explores the challenges and career blocks that today's women face in the workplace, discuss important contemporary issues, and offers a wide range of facts and data on women's employment. The Handbook answer hundreds of questions as it illuminates current achievements and obstacles to success for women in the marketplace. Drawing upon a growing body of research in the social and behavioral sciences, the articles provide insights into such issues as the sex segregation of occupations, comparable worth, women in traditionally male occupations, career plans of college women, gende4r bias in job evaluations and personnel decisions, sexual harassment, the gendered culture of organizations, the effects of maternal employment on children and child care, and more. The articles draw on extensive research and studies on women in the workplace across the U.S. and around the world. A valuable research aid This handbook presents the reader with a broadly-based understanding of women's work experiences and provides a useful set of sources for in depth research. It is a valuable reference for professors, librarians, researchers, guidance counselors, and students who need reliable, up-to-date information. The handbook includes a subject and name index. | ||
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