num_pages: 451
description: While much social science research has centered on the problems facing black male workers, "Latinas and African American Women at Work" offers a comprehensive investigation of these women in the U.S. labor market. The prominent sociologists and economists featured in this volume document how race and gender intersect to disadvantage black and Latina women. Their inquiries encompass three decades of change for women at all levels of the workforce-from those who spent time on the welfare rolls to middle class professionals-and look at the possible sources of increased disadvantage, including the changing demands for skills, increasing numbers of immigrants in the job market, the precariousness of balancing work and childcare responsiblities, and employer discrimination. While racial inequality in hiring often results form educational differences between white and minority women, this cannot explain the discrimination faced by women with higher skills. Minority women therefore face a two-
language: English
title: Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality
titlecomplete: Latinas and African American Women at Work: Race, Gender, and Economic Inequality
publisher: Russell Sage Foundation