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Peer reviewedFeldberg, Roslyn L. – Signs, 1984
Argues that the concept of comparable worth provides a viable way out of the growing poverty of women. Reviews the history of low wages for women in the United States, discusses anomalies in the dominant economic-gender system exposed by comparable worth, and addresses the social and political implications of comparable worth. (KH)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Females, Low Income Groups, Poverty
