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ERIC Number: EJ560421
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-7780
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Theories of Occupational Segregation by Sex: An Overview.
Anker, Richard
International Labour Review, v136 n3 p315-39 Fall 1997
Reviews theoretical explanations for gender segregation in occupations: neoclassical, human capital, institutional and labor market segmentation, and gender discrimination. Determines that gender discrimination theories are most compelling, given the enormous overlap in abilities and preferences of individual men and women. (SK)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Occupational Segregation, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Discrimination, Sex Stereotypes, Theories
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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