Data indicate that women's experience in the labor market is substantially different from men's. Women work in different sectors for fewer hours; women have lower rates of education and literacy; and women are more likely to be unemployed, underemployed, or outside the labor force. (JOW)

The study attempts to assess the validity of occupational labor market typologies used in the literature. Analyses of occupational characteristics from 1970 Census Bureau data for males and females indicate occupational labor markets may be more differentiated and complex than suggested in the dual labor market literature. (Author/CH)

Presents data on the industrial and occupational allocation of native and foreign-born women from 1970 to 1980. Identifies three components of reallocations of female labor during the seventies: (1) changes in the industrial structure; (2) changes in the distribution of occupations within industries; and (3) unique combinations of particular…

Panel analyses of 1970 and 1980 census data from the 124 largest metropolitan areas support the "deindustrialization thesis" in that service sector growth is economically detrimental to both sexes. However, men's earnings deteriorate at a faster rate than women's earnings, reducing the gender earnings gap. Contains 60 references.…

Analysis of the 1973 Canadian Mobility Study revealed that the occupational status of Canadian female immigrants is lower than that of immigrant male workers and male and female native-born Canadians. However, considerable stratification exists within the foreign-born population: American and British immigrant women are less affected by the double…

Immigration and off-shore production have evolved into mechanisms for the massive incorporation of Third World women into wage-labor. There is a systemic relation between this globalization and feminization of wage labor. (KH)

Analyzes models of gender differences in labor market experiences using data from 17 labor market areas in and around Kentucky. Demonstrates the diversity that exists within rural labor markets, but concludes that disparities in earnings and work stability for women persist, with other variables controlled. Contains 48 references. (Author/DHP)

Explores differences in labor market experiences between male and female journalism graduates (from 1976, 1982, and 1986) in Canada. Investigates occupations entered after graduation, income, time spent in various labor market activities, and job and salary satisfaction. Finds minimal gender-based differences. (SR)

It is a common misconception that the unemployed segment of the population is made up solely of persons who have lost their jobs. In fact, such persons constitute less than half the jobless total (43 percent in 1972). Job leavers, reentrants, and new entrants are also important components of the unemployed. Job losers account for the greatest…

Despite limited growth in junior faculty positions, new doctorates' employment prospects are better than expected. The slight shift from full-time to part-time employment among doctorates as a whole is less than that for all faculty, and the gap between women's and men's employment opportunities is narrowing. (MSE)

This paper describes the Bureau of Labor Statistics' projections to 1985. Specifically, it focuses on: (1) expected changes in the size and composition of the labor force and the impact of these changes on career opportunities, (2) projected patterns of industrial employment, and (3) future employment prospects by occupation. The paper also…

Analyzes concentration of employment opportunities for different socioeconomic groups in different local labor-market areas (LMAs). Uses regression analysis of 1980 census data. Finds rural LMAs offer fewer opportunities. Gender differences in occupational concentrations relate to industrial composition of labor market. Racial difference is…

The Finnish labor market is sharply segregated by sex. Previous research has shown the work of women to be inferior to that of men in that the work of women is less autonomous, allows less freedom for self-regulation and self-determination, is more restricted in space and time, and is more monotonous. This study sought to determine whether the…