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Peer reviewedSzymanski, Albert – Social Forces, 1977
The results of an examination of the 1970 census show that discrimination against women does not affect the median annual income of males, but that the greater the discrimination against women, the more equal the male earnings distribution. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Females, Income
Peer reviewedJacobs, Jerry A.; Steinberg, Ronnie J. – Social Forces, 1990
Analysis of data on 1,605 civil-service jobs supports a power-based perspective on male-female wage differentials, rather than the "compensating differentials" explanation. Unfavorable working conditions were distributed equally in male- and female-dominated jobs and were not compensated by wage premiums. Contains 72 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Power Structure, Sex Discrimination
Peer reviewedPeterson, Richard R. – Social Forces, 1989
In national longitudinal surveys of mature women, the wage advantage of single and childless women was stronger in large firms and in male-dominated occupations, suggesting the significance of discrimination among women by family history. Contains 28 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Adults (30 to 45), Employed Women, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
