The Gender Gap in Company Job Training.

Knoke, David; Ishio, Yoshito

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ERIC Number: EJ563623

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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The Gender Gap in Company Job Training.

Knoke, David; Ishio, Yoshito

Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, v25 n2 p141-67 May 1998

Event-history analysis of data from 1979-91 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth panels (3,108 women, 3,003 men) showed that women received less initial company-provided training. Occupational gender segregation and family obligations afforded men better training opportunities than women. (SK)

Descriptors: Corporate Education, Employed Women, Entry Workers, Job Training, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue on gendered work and workplaces.