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An accessible overview of the power of women in the economy and the
obstacles they face Women are joining the workforce in increasing
numbers, making inroads as entrepreneurs and leaders, acquiring
more education, marrying later, and having fewer children - all
trends consistent with spending a far greater fraction of their
adult lives in the labor force. And yet, even as women break the
glass ceiling and challenge gender and sexual norms, they are told
they need to "lean in" and powerful movements like #TimesUP and
#MeToo are still necessary to expose and overcome endemic
discrimination, exploitation, harassment, and worse. Women in the
Workforce: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) provides an essential
and accessible introduction to the significance of women in the
economy and the obstacles they face in claiming equal status.
Economists Laura M. Argys and Susan L. Averett tackle timely topics
like the wage gap, "women's work," and gendered workplace
interactions in an easy-to-read question and answer format. The
book focuses on the choices people make and how these are framed by
institutional impediments that create inequalities in the options
available to men and women. Argys and Averett highlight how the
experience of being a woman in the labor market varies, sometimes
dramatically, by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and
socioeconomic status. They also explore how living in cities,
towns, and rural areas influence choices and outcomes. Covering a
range of topics, from breastfeeding and work, earnings penalties
for women who have taken time away from work, and childcare while
women work, to the gender pay gap and the distinctive challenges
women face as they age and transition to retirement, this book
answers the essential questions surrounding women in the workforce.
The transformation of women's lives over the past century is among
the most significant and far-reaching of social and economic
phenomena, affecting not only women but also their partners,
children, and indeed nearly every person on the planet. In
developed and developing countries alike, women are acquiring more
education, marrying later, having fewer children, and spending a
far greater amount of their adult lives in the labor force. Yet,
because women remain the primary caregivers of children, issues
such as work-life balance and the glass ceiling have given rise to
critical policy discussions in the developed world. In developing
countries, many women lack access to reproductive technology and
are often relegated to jobs in the informal sector, where pay is
variable and job security is weak. Considerable occupational
segregation and stubborn gender pay gaps persist around the world.
The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy is the first
comprehensive collection of scholarly essays to address these
issues using the powerful framework of economics. Each chapter,
written by an acknowledged expert or team of experts, reviews the
key trends, surveys the relevant economic theory, and summarizes
and critiques the empirical research literature. By providing a
clear-eyed view of what we know, what we do not know, and what the
critical unanswered questions are, this Handbook provides an
invaluable and wide-ranging examination of the many changes that
have occurred in women's economic lives.
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