Discusses preliminary results from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's (CASE's) February 2000 advancement salary survey, which indicated that the greater the supervisory responsibility, the smaller the percentage of women. Explores reasons for this, including historical stereotypes, women's need to balance work and family…

Review of organizational history, interviews with 36 human resources staff, and 110 employee survey responses in an investment bank examined the extent to which external hiring and collapsed career ladders affected careers. The mixture of entry- and midlevel hiring, career progression, and two different midlevel labor markets contradicted…

Government employment statistics indicate that the number of federal labor relations specialists declined 7% from 1991-2000; the proportion of women in the field grew from 42.2% to 50.9%; and the pay gap narrowed. The number of women in upper management rose 18% between 1991 and 1998. (Contains 31 references.) (SK)

Examined the effects of prior work experience on cash compensation, career satisfaction, number of promotions, and individuals' propensity to stay with their first post-master's of business administration (MBA) position. Found that previous work experience is not significantly related to graduates' tenure in their first post-MBA position. (EV)

Although college-educated Black women and White women have very similar earnings, substantial economic differences still exist between college-educated Black men and White men. (Author)

Compared job-related characteristics of spouses working for same university. Findings suggest that marital status differences in employment, husband dominance in educational achievement and job selection, family status consistency, and gender discrimination all exist. Variations in couple patterns showed that economic factors took precedence over…

A study found no evidence that education raises expectations for extrinsic or intrinsic rewards. Education generally increases worker satisfaction, although not substantially. It is inappropriate to assume that the education-job rewards-job satisfaction relationship is different for men and women. (JOW)

Describes the Outcomes Comparison Research Project, undertaken to assess educational, employment, and family formation outcomes for private career school attenders and others. (JOW)

Tyler and others refute Hecker's 1990 article warning that the economy is generating college graduates faster than it is generating jobs. They argue that the 1980s labor market successfully absorbed new college graduates. Hecker expresses concerns over their analysis. (SK)

Data from four states on vocational education outcomes are used to explore three themes: (1) the range of possible research findings is predetermined by the data collected; (2) frequency, duration, and detail of observation should be justified in terms of the decisions affected; and (3) more diagnostics should be undertaken to complement mandated…

Surveyed 233 family caregivers for brain-impaired adults. Spousal caregivers (both husbands and wives) devoted much time to caregiving. Most caregivers received little assistance from other family members and friends, but husbands received more than others. Employed spouses received more paid help than unemployed spouses; employment did not affect…

Used data from national survey of 741 men and 964 women to examine life-cycle variations in satisfaction with division of household labor and relationship between satisfaction with division of household labor and marital quality. Satisfaction with division of labor was more important in explaining marital happiness and conflict than were age,…

Using National Longitudinal Survey data, the influence of personal characteristics, occupational choice, and discrimination on the occupational attainment of young men was investigated. Two conclusions were reached: (1) correcting for self-selection increases importance of occupational distribution in explaining racial wage differentials; and (2)…

Across nations, sheltered workshops for people with disabilities follow several models: therapeutic (protection vs. employee status), intermediate (disabled worker as "quasi-employee"), mixed/dual, and wage employment (protection and labor legislation). Impairment should present no insurmountable obstacle to integration into working life. (SK)

Study of the employment effects of reducing working hours, controlling overtime, job sharing, leave, and early retirement in 10 countries found no significant link between job sharing and employment levels. Work time policies need to be considered in a wider context as a way to address high unemployment. (SK)