Biology at Work : Rethinking Sexual Equality

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Biology at Work brings an evolutionary perspective to bear on issues of women in the workplace: the "glass ceiling," the "gender gap" in pay, sexual harassment, and occupational segregation. While acknowledging the role of discrimination and sexist socialization, Browne suggests...

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Autor principal: Browne, Kingsley
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sexual division of labor.
Sex differences (Psychology)
Sex differences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Differences entre sexes.
Differences entre sexes (Psychologie)
Sex Characteristics
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 0 |t Introduction --  |g Part I:  |t How the Sexes Differ --  |t Sex Differences in Temperament --  |t Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities --  |g Part II:  |t Women in the Workplace --  |t Once One Breaks the Glass Ceiling, Does It Still Exist? --  |t Occupational Segregation Why Do Men Still Predominate in Scienti.c and Blue-Collar Jobs? --  |t The Gender Gap in Compensation --  |g Part III:  |t The Proximate and Ultimate Origins of Sex Differences --  |t Why Socialization Is an Inadequate Explanation --  |t Hormones The Proximate Cause of Physical and Psychological Sexual DimorphismChapter 9: Evolutionary Theory and the Ultimate Cause of Biological Sex Differences --  |g Part IV:  |t Public Policy and Sex Differences in Workplace Outcomes --  |t Difference or Disadvantage? --  |t A Thumb on the Scales --  |t Mitigating Work /Family Con.ict --  |g Part V:  |t Sex and the Workplace Sexuality and Sexual Harassment --  |t Sexual Harassment --  |t Conclusion --  |t Notes --  |t Bibliography. 
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