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Levanon, Asaf; England, Paula; Allison, Paul – Social Forces, 2009
Occupations with a greater share of females pay less than those with a lower share, controlling for education and skill. This association is explained by two dominant views: devaluation and queuing. The former views the pay offered in an occupation to affect its female proportion, due to employers' preference for men--a gendered labor queue. The…
Descriptors: Females, Employment Patterns, Educational Attainment, Salary Wage Differentials
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England, Paula; Allison, Paul; Li, Su; Mark, Noah; Thompson, Jennifer; Budig, Michelle J.; Sun, Han – Sociology of Education, 2007
Using data on the number of men and women who received doctorates in all academic fields from 1971 to 2002, the authors examine changes in the sex composition of fields. During this period, the proportion of women who received doctorates increased dramatically from 14 percent to 46 percent. Regression models with fixed effects indicate no evidence…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Females, Gender Differences, Doctoral Programs