Women and equality in the workplace : a reference handbook / Janet Zollinger Giele and Leslie F. Stebbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giele, Janet Zollinger.

Contributor:

Stebbins, Leslie F., 1958-

Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.

Series:

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Employment--United States.

Women.

Women--Employment.

United States.

Sex discrimination in employment--United States.

Sex discrimination in employment.

Sex discrimination against women--United States.

Sex discrimination against women.

Sex discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States.

Sex discrimination in employment--Law and legislation.

Women's rights--United States.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

xiii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2003]

Contents:

1 Women's Progress toward Equality in Employment 1

Gender Equity from an International Perspective 3

The Promise of Modernization 3

The Impact of Globalization 5

Factors that Promote Equality 7

Women's Rising Labor Force Participation in the United States 14

New Job Opportunities (Changes in Demand) 15

Changes in Women's Availability and Desire for Employment (Labor Supply) 17

Reorganization of Work, Family, and Life Patterns 17

Differentials in Men's and Women's Occupations and Earnings 23

Gender Patterns in U.S. Occupations 25

The Earnings Differential 27

Explanations of the Earnings Penalty to Women 28

Education, Experience, and Human Capital Theory 30

Educational Attainment 31

Time on the Job 32

Skill Requirements of Specific Occupations 33

Discrimination and Sex Segregation 34

Evidence of Discrimination 34

"Taste" for Discrimination 35

Gender Typing and Overcrowding 36

Internal Labor Markets 38

The Shape of the Future 39

Major Role Patterns 39

Importance of Societal Context 40

Changes in Labor Supply 41

Changes in Occupational Structure 41

Changes in Tastes and Values 42

2 Legal Remedies and Social Policies 53

Equal Opportunity in Employment 56

From Protectionism to Equal Opportunity 57

Legal Progress toward Equal Employment Opportunity 58

Enforcement of the Equal Pay Act and of Title VII 59

Sexual Harassment 65

Social Policy for Women in Blue-Collar Work 67

Equal Opportunity in Education 68

Role of the Women's Movement 69

Provisions of Title IX 70

Single-Sex and Coeducational Programs 74

Athletics and Competitive Sports in Schools and Colleges 75

Integration of Work and Family Obligations 78

Child Care Policy 79

Work and Family Policy 82

Workfare and Welfare Reform 92

Pioneers 157

Madeleine Korbel Albright (1937-) 157

Shirley Chisholm (1924-) 159

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-) 161

Anita Hill (1956-) 162

Billie Jean King (1943-) 163

Sally Ride (1951-) 164

Activists 166

Linda Chavez-Thompson (1944-) 166

Betty Friedan (1921-) 167

Martha Edna Wright Griffiths (1912-) 169

Bernice Resnick Sandler (1928-) 170

Eleanor Smeal (1939-) 172

Gloria Steinem (1934-) 173

Scholars 175

Barbara Bergmann (1927-) 175

Francine Blau (1946-) 176

Jo Freeman (1945-) 177

Claudia Goldin (1946-) 179

Alice Kessler-Harris (1941-) 180

Catharine MacKinnon (1946-) 181

Barbara Reskin 182

5 Legal Facts and Statistical Data 187

Legal Facts 187

Legislation 190

Court Cases 195

Executive Orders 205

Statistical Data 207

Labor Force Participation Rate 207

Differentials in Earnings 210

Occupational Segregation 213

Educational Attainment 215

Family Demographics and Household Composition 218

Housework and Child Care 221

Discrimination and Sexual Harassment 226

Emerging International Issues of Sex Equality 229

6 Directory of Organizations 233

Organizations in the United States 234

Graduate Programs Pertaining to Women and International Development 245

International Organizations 251

7 Selected Print Resources 259

General Overview and History of Gender and Employment 259

Pay Equity, Occupational Sex Segregation, and Comparable Worth 263

International and Comparative Studies 268

Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Work 271

Work and Family 274

Journals 278

8 Selected Nonprint Resources 281

Videos and Web Sites 281

Activism and Organizing 281

Discrimination, the Glass Ceiling, and Gender Issues at Work 283

Education and Career Choice 287

History, Diversity, and International Perspectives 290

Sexual Harassment 294.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-277) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

1576079376

OCLC:

52595177

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