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Smith, James P. – 1985
The typical working woman is thought to make 60% of a man's wage, despite increased job skills. Facts prove this perception incorrect. Lack of progress is an artifact of changing labor market characteristics associated with the rapid growth in the numbers of women in the labor market. Low skills, low wage female entrants tend to hold down the…
Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Employed Women, Employment, Employment Experience
Peer reviewedLevine, Victor; Moock, Peter R. – Economics of Education Review, 1984
Examines the influence of child-related reductions in past hours worked on current wage rate of married women with children. The study reveals that differences in "intensity" of prior work experience account for half of the sex-related wage gap. (TE)
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Flexible Working Hours
