Women's Work, Men's Work -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Significance of Sex Segregation in the Workplace -- WOMEN IN THE LABOR MARKET -- Women's Participation in the Labor Force -- Women's Earnings -- SEX SEGREGATION IN THE WORKPLACE -- THE CONSEQUENCES OF SEX SEGREGATION IN EMPLOYMENT -- Wage Consequences -- Occupational Segregation and Wage Disparity -- Job Segregation and Wage Disparity -- Segregation Across Firms -- Segregation Within Firms -- Other Consequences of Sex Segregation -- Retirement Income -- Susceptibility to Unemployment -- On-the-Job Training -- Occupational and Status Mobility -- Occupational Prestige -- Job Stress -- Power and Work Within the Family -- CONCLUSION -- 2 Sex Segregation: Extent and Recent Trends -- CURRENT EXTENT OF SEX SEGREGATION -- RECENT TRENDS IN OCCUPATIONAL SEX SEGREGATION -- Changes in Sex Segregation Among Population Subgroups -- Changes in Sex Segregation Among Occupational Subgroups -- Is Resegregation Occurring? -- OCCUPATIONAL SEX SEGREGATION PROJECTED THROUGH 1990 -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- 3 Explaining Sex Segregation in the Workplace -- CULTURAL BELIEFS ABOUT GENDER AND WORK -- Women's Role in the Home -- Male-Female Relationships -- Innate Differences Between the Sexes -- Sex Stereotypes and Occupational Segregation -- Statistical Discrimination -- Sex Labeling and Sex Typing -- Contingent Stereotypes -- BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT -- Legal Barriers -- Discriminatory Acts and Behavior -- Institutionalized Barriers in the Workplace -- Informal Barriers in the Workplace -- Conclusion -- SOCIALIZATION AND EDUCATION -- Sex-Role Socialization -- Education -- Vocational Education -- Conclusion -- FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES -- Human Capital Theory -- Child Care and Occupational Segregation -- Conclusion -- THE OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE AND SEX SEGREGATION -- CONCLUSION.

4 Reducing Sex Segregation in the Workplace -- INTERVENTIONS DIRECTED AT THE WORKPLACE -- Laws, Regulations, and Enforcement Efforts -- Title VII and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -- Executive Order 11246 and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs -- Construction Contractors -- Federal Employees -- Conclusion -- The Effectiveness of Enforcement -- Evidence from Case Studies -- Evidence from Statistical Studies -- Conclusion -- Efforts by Employers to Reduce Sex Segregation -- INTERVENTIONS DIRECTED AT JOB TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION -- Apprenticeship Programs -- Federal Job Training Programs -- The Work Incentive Program -- The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act -- Vocational Education -- Laws, Regulations, and Enforcement Efforts -- Changes in the Sex-Typing of Vocational Education -- Students in Sex-Atypical Programs -- Conclusion -- General Education -- Laws, Regulations, and Enforcement Efforts -- Exemplary Programs -- Conclusion -- INTERVENTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES -- Child Care -- Flexible Work Scheduling -- CONCLUSION -- 5 Findings and Recommendations -- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS -- Measuring Sex Segregation -- Explaining Sex Segregation -- Cultural Beliefs -- Barriers -- Socialization, Education, and Training -- Family Responsibilities -- Opportunities -- Reducing Sex Segregation -- Interventions in the Workplace -- Interventions in Job Training -- Interventions in Education -- Conclusion -- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- Recommendations for Enforcement Agencies Regarding Employment -- Compliance and Enforcement -- Research and Evaluation -- Recommendations for Employers -- Recommendations for Education and Employment Training -- Recommendations Concerning Family Responsibilities -- DATA AND RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- Data Collection -- Establishment-Level Data.

Longitudinal Data on Individuals -- Data to Assess the Effectiveness of Laws -- Data on Race and Ethnicity -- Data From Workplace Studies -- Measurement -- Research -- References -- Appendix A Contents, Sex Segregation in the Workplace -- EXTENT, TRENDS, AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE -- EXPLAINING SEGREGATION: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE -- REDUCING SEGREGATION: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- Index.