Women and Men at Work

Work and Gender What Work Is Sex and Gender Gendered Work Summary Gendered Work in Time and Place The Sexual Division of Labor in Preindustrial Europe The Industrial Revolution The Sexual Divison of Paid and Unpaid Work The Sexual Division of Labor Around the World Summary An Overview of Sex Inequality at Work Sex Inequality in the Contemporary American Workplace Explanations for Sex Inequality in the Workplace Summary Sex Segregation in the Workplace Consequenses of Sex Segregation A History of Sex Segregation in the United States Trends in Sex Segregation Explanations and Remedies for Sex Segregation Summary Moving Up and Taking Charge Women, Men, and Promotions Women, Men, and Authority Explanations and Remedies for the Promotion Authority Gaps Summary Sex Differences in Earnings The Cost of Being Female Explaning the Pay Gap Employers' Discriminatory Actions Summary Paid Work and Family Work The Decline of the Stay-at-Home Wife and Mother Work-Family Conflict The Sexual Division of Labor and Work-Family Conflict Responses to Work-Family Conflicts Summary References