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The economics of women, men, and work / Francine D. Blau, Marianne A. Ferber, Anne E. Winkler.
- Title
- The economics of women, men, and work / Francine D. Blau, Marianne A. Ferber, Anne E. Winkler.
- Author
- Blau, Francine D.
- Publication
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, ©1998.
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- Description
- xiv, 396 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This single, highly accessible volume explores the most current summary and synthesis of research and data from economics and the social sciences on women, men, and work in the labor market and household. 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 the Labor Market: Their Impact on Women and Men. Changing Work Roles and the Family. Policies to Balance Paid Work and Family. Gender Differences in Other Countries. Economists, Sociologists, Social Workers, Demographers, Policy Analysts, Labor Market Analysts. Also of interest to noneconomists and students who would like to learn about gender issues in the workplace and in the family but have little, if any, prior background in economics." -- Publisher.
- Subject
- Women > United States > Economic conditions
- Feminist economics > United States
- Women > Employment > United States
- Sexual division of labor > United States
- Labor market > United States
- Women > United States > Social conditions
- Femmes > États-Unis > Conditions économiques
- Économie féministe > États-Unis
- Marché du travail > États-Unis
- Femmes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales
- Feminist economics
- Labor market
- Sexual division of labor
- Women > Economic conditions
- Women > Employment
- Women > Social conditions
- Frau
- Geschlechterrolle
- Sozioökonomisches System
- Wirtschaft
- Seksen
- Werkgelegenheid
- Arbeidsverdeling
- Huishoudelijke arbeid
- women workers
- men
- economic role
- labour force participation
- family
- sex discrimination
- wage differential
- sexual division of labour
- economic theory
- definition
- social role
- women in development
- married women
- household income
- decision making
- homemaker
- income tax
- hours of work
- labour market segmentation
- wages
- educational level
- on the job training
- equal employment opportunity
- enterprise restructuring
- unemployment
- self employed
- trade union
- family size
- family benefit
- family responsibilities
- family policy
- child care
- statistical table
- Frau
- Geschlechterrolle
- Sozioökonomisches System
- Wirtschaft
- travailleuses
- hommes
- rôle économique
- taux d'activité
- famille
- discrimination fondée sur le sexe
- disparité des salaires
- division du travail basée sur le sexe
- théorie économique
- définition
- rôle social
- rôle de la femme dans le développement
- femmes mariées
- revenu des ménages
- prise de décision
- femme au foyer
- impôt sur le revenu
- durée du travail
- segmentation du marché du travail
- salaire
- niveau d'enseignement
- formation sur le tas
- égalité des chances dans l'emploi
- restructuration d'entreprise
- chômage
- travailleur indépendant
- syndicat
- dimension de la famille
- prestations familiales
- responsabilités familiales
- politique familiale
- soins aux enfants
- tableau statistique
- trabajadoras
- hombres
- papel económico
- tasa de actividad de mano de obra
- familia
- discriminación por razones de sexo
- diferencia del salario
- división del trabajo por sexo
- teoría económica
- definición
- papel social
- participación de la mujer en el desarrollo
- mujeres casadas
- ingreso de los hogares
- toma de decisiones
- ama de casa
- impuesto sobre la renta
- horas de trabajo
- segmentación del mercado de trabajo
- salario
- nivel educativo
- formación en el lugar de trabajo
- igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo
- reestructuración empresarial
- desempleo
- trabajador independiente
- sindicato
- tamaño de la familia
- prestaciones familiares
- responsabilidades familiares
- política familiar
- cuidado infantil
- cuadros estadísticos
- United States
- developed countries
- developing countries
- USA
- pays développés
- pays en développement
- Etats-Unis
- países desarrollados
- países en desarrollo
- Estados Unidos
- Genre/Form
- bibliography.
- graph.
- illustration.
- bibliographie.
- graphique.
- bibliografía.
- gráfico.
- ilustración.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- Women and men : changing roles in a changing society -- 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 the labor market : their impact on women and men -- Changing work roles and the family -- Policies to balance paid work and family -- Gender differences in other countries -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 0135659795
- 9780135659793
- LCCN
- 97025554
- ZBWT00808522
- OCLC
- 37226868
- SCSB-12185047
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library