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Peer reviewedStreker-Seeborg, Irmtraud; And Others – Journal of Human Resources, 1984
Using a logit model of occupational attainment, researchers found that economically disadvantaged women who received nontraditional training were much less likely to be employed in male-dominated occupations and received lower hourly wages. Direct labor market discrimination seems to be responsible for the inhibited occupational attainment of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Level, Females, Job Training
Download full textBerryman, Sue E.; And Others – 1981
A study assessed whether the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) equitably allocates its training, employment, occupational, and wage benefits by sex. To analyze the sex equity of CETA's resource distribution, researchers used data from the Continuous Longitudinal Manpower Survey (CLMS) for fiscal 1976, 1977, and 1978 CETA enrollees.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
National Commission for Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1981
The National Commission for Employment Policy has examined ways that the United States federal government could improve the economic situation of disadvantaged women. In particular, the Commission examined, during 1980, the role of education and employment and training programs in helping women to prepare for better paying occupations, and then…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adults, Apprenticeships, Blacks
