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This book examines the critical link between sex stereotyping in education and occupational inequities in the work place.
List of contents
This -- Preface -- Defining the Context -- Introduction -- The New Demographics and Its Impact on Policy Development for Women of Color -- Education in a Democratic Society: From the 1960s to the 1980s -- Gender Practices and Employment: The Sears Case and the Issue of Choice -- Learning Her Place: Sex and Race Stereotyping in the Schools -- Sexism in American Education: The Hidden Curriculum -- Honoring Cultural Diversity and Building on Its Strengths: A Case for National Action -- New Careers: Preparing Women for the Professions, for Technical Jobs, and for the Skilled Trades -- Equitable Computer Education for Girls and Boys of Color -- Hispanic Women in College and Careers: Preparing for Success -- Model Programs Prepare Women for the Skilled Trades -- From Poverty to Self-Sufficiency: The Role of Higher Education for Women -- Higher Education as the Route to Self-Sufficiency for Low-Income Women and Women on Welfare -- Women on Welfare: Education and Work -- Transforming Rhetoric into Choice: Access to Higher Education for Low-Income Women -- Conclusion -- Occupational Segregation and Its Roots in Education: A Policy Map
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Leslie R. Wolfe
Summary
Despite nearly two decades of advocacy for equal education and employment, women remain clustered in the lowest-paid, lowest-status jobs in clerical, service, and industrial work. Occupational segregation also continues within professional and technical fields. This book examines the critical link between sex stereotyping in education and occupational inequities in the work place. Contributors first assess the impact of sex and race stereotyping and discrimination on girls in school. Next they examine workplace issues–including job training, access to non-traditional jobs, and occupational segregation. A final section takes up the question of the role of education in perpetuating or alleviating women's poverty. The book concludes by offering a number of policy recommendations and strategies for change.
