Equal Work, Unequal Pay: Gender Discrimination within Work-Similar Occupations.

Kemp, Alice Abel; Beck, E. M.

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ERIC Number: EJ339691

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Publication Date: 1986

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Equal Work, Unequal Pay: Gender Discrimination within Work-Similar Occupations.

Kemp, Alice Abel; Beck, E. M.

Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, v13 n3 p324-47 Aug 1986

Describes an empirical method to identify work-similar occupations using selected measures from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Examines male-female earnings differences within a group of work-similar occupations and finds that discrimination against females is extensive. (Author/CH)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Comparable Worth, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Personnel Policy, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Discrimination

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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