Bergmann, Barbara R.

The economic emergence of women [electronic resource] / Barbara R. Bergmann. - 2nd ed., 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005. - 255 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-250) and index.

The breakup of the sex-role caste system -- Why did women emerge? -- The social factors : births, schools, divorces, ideas -- "Women's place" in the labor market -- Occupational segregation by sex : the root of women's disadvantage -- Setting the pay for the jobs women hold -- Government action against discrimination -- Affirmative action and pay equity -- The occupation of housewife -- Lone parents and their poverty -- Keeping house : the economics and politics of family care -- "Industrializing" housework and child care -- A policy agenda for the sex-role revolution. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.


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Women--Economic conditions.--United States
Women--Employment--United States.
Sex discrimination against women--United States.
Housewives--United States.


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