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The economics of women, men and work / Francine D. Blau, Marianne A. Ferber, Anne E. Winkler.
LIBRA HQ1421 .B56 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blau, Francine D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--United States--Economic conditions.
- Women.
- Feminist economics.
- United States.
- Economic conditions.
- Feminist economics--United States.
- Women--Employment--United States.
- Women--Employment.
- Sexual division of labor--United States.
- Sexual division of labor.
- Labor market--United States.
- Labor market.
- Women--United States--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Prentice Hall, [2010]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Women and men: changing roles in a changing economy
- The family as an economic unit
- The allocation of time between the household and the labor market
- Differences in occupations and earnings : overview
- Differences in occupations and earnings : the human capital model
- Differences in occupations and earnings : the role of labor market discrimination
- Recent developments in earnings
- Recent employment trends
- Changing work roles and the family
- Policies affecting paid work and the family
- Gender differences in other countries.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780136084259
- 0136084257
- OCLC:
- 297146335
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