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ERIC Number: EJ202480
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Sex and Authority in the Workplace: The Causes of Sexual Inequality.
Wolf, Wendy C.; Fligstein, Neil D.
American Sociological Review, v44 n2 p235-52 Apr 1979
Assessed in this paper is the relative importance of three factors that partially account for the unequal distribution of men and women in positions of authority: (1) women's qualifications; (2) the behaviors and policies of employers; and (3) the attitudes and behaviors of the women themselves. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Economic Status, Employed Women, Employment Experience, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Males, Role Perception, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, Sex Role, Social Attitudes, Social Science Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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