Women at the end of the millennium
Subtitle: what we know, what we need to know
By: edited by Marianne A. Ferber and Julie A. Nelson.
Contributors: Ferber, Marianne A., 1923-; Nelson, Julie A., 1956-
Series: The quarterly review of economics and finance -- v. 39, special issue; Quarterly review of economics and finance -- v. 39.
Publisher: JAI Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Stamford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 783
Subjects: Sex discrimination in employment -- United States; Sex discrimination against women -- United States; Wages -- Women -- United States; Women -- Employment -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Marianne A. Ferber; title: Labor force participation / Joyce P. Jacobsen; title: Occupational gender segregation : trends and explanations / Jo Anne Preston; title: Analyzing the gender pay gap / Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn; title: Women's position in the household / Glenna Spitze and Karyn Loscocco; title: Women of color in the labor market / Julianne Malveaux; title: The status of academic women in the 1990's : no longer outsiders, but not yet equals / Robert K. Toutkoushian; title: Women in blue collar and related occupations at the end of the millennium / Brigid O'Farrell - Women and poverty : beyond earnings and welfare / Randy Albelda; title: The case for comparable worth / Paula England; title: The continuing need for affirmative action / Barbara R. Bergmann; title: Gender, self-employment and micro credit programs : an Indonesian case study / Rosintan D.M. Panjaitan-Drioadisuryo and Kathleen Cloud; title: Where do we go from here? / Marianne A. Ferber and Julie A. Nelson.