Pay Equity - Empirical Inquiries

Are women paid less than men when they hold comparable jobs? Is there gender bias in the way wages are set? Or can wage differences between men and women be explained by legitimate market forces? Pay Equity: Empirical Inquiries answers these questions in 10 original research papers.
The papers explore race- and gender-based differences in wages, at the level both of individuals and of occupations. They also assess the effects of the implementation of comparable worth plans for private firms, states, and--on an international level--for Australia, Great Britain, and the United States.

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Explores race and gender-based differences in wages, at the level both of individuals and of occupations. This book also assesses the effects of the implementation of comparable worth plans for private firms, states, and - on an international level - for Australia, Great Britain, and the United States.

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• Authors: Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Women's Employment and Rela, Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues, Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Panel on Pay Equity Research
• Assisted by: Brigid O'Farrell (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1989
• EAN: 9780309039789
• ISBN: 978-0-309-03978-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 255 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, Arbeits- / Einkommensökonomie, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor, Business / Economics / Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations