Analysis of responses from 406 (of 836) members of the Tennessee State Employees Association showed that women's responsibilities, suggesting that competition among institutions for individual allegiance contributes to the level of individual activism in a social movement organization. (Author)

The author documents differences between the job-related networks of women and men in a sample of 186 recent white-collar job changers. Results indicate that women know persons in fewer occupations than do men; their networks are negatively affected by having young children and by their spouses' mobility. (Author/CH)

The analysis of interviews with a sample of Chicago-area women aged 25 to 54 demonstrated that, for the most part, they tend to evaluate their jobs as containing greater job complexity than does "an average job" and to be pleased by this fact. (CT)

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)

Blacks, unmarried or young women, or those with low job status are most likely to be targets of harassment. Harassment adversely affects feelings toward coworkers and supervisors, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, but not job satisfaction, aspirations, or feelings of job competence. (Author/SK)

This study explores how sex is related to core-periphery placement and mobility from labor force entry to almost midcareer. The results support the existing literature that suggests women enter the labor force in peripheral industries. Limitations and issues pertaining to future studies using both individualistic and structural approaches are…

Polynomial regression, using indices of femaleness for major occupational categories, was used to assess the relationship between economic development and the integration of women into economic activity in 162 countries. The data suggest no clear-cut linear or curvilinear relationship. (Author/SK)

Data from the Washington State Career Development Study showed that many women go between sex-typical and sex-atypical occupations. Higher work commitment slows movement from nontraditional to traditional occupations, but family variables do not constrain moves to nontraditional jobs nor speed moves to traditional ones. (SK)

This study explored the varying experiences of men and women who received Masters in Business Administration and started their careers in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. The findings were that women rarely held positions in business firms, choosing instead independent work or alternative settings such as universities. (Author/CT)

Industrial sectors and authority hierarchies are examined as an explanation for women's lower earnings compared with men's. Sectoral location and authority position are found to have independent additive effects on earnings; these effects, however, differ by sex. Women are more likely to achieve higher authority positions within the peripheral…

Analysis of Industry Wage Survey data from nine manufacturing industries indicated that unionization made the gender wage gap considerably smaller in six industries. In the other three, the overall proportion of women in the industry and the characteristics of unions may contribute to the disparity. (Contains 68 references.) (SK)

The authors examine occupational differentiation of U.S. Catholic nuns before and since the Second Vatican Council. Data were collected from interviews with 30 sisters representing 11 congregations. The analysis relates the diversification of their careers to changes in ideology and life-style and to the changing demographic and financial status…

This article uses data from a 1980 national survey of farm women to describe the range of tasks and decisions in which they take part on their operations, some of the determinants of their participation, and the women's own feelings about the places they hold on their farms. (Author/CT)

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)

Data from 912 respondents to the 1991 General Social Survey show men tending to display higher organizational commitment than women. Primary explanation is the greater likelihood that men hold jobs with commitment-enhancing features. Controlling for job attributes, career variables, and family ties, women have slightly greater commitment. (SK)