Author: Dubeck, Paula J. & Borman, Kathryn; editors:
Title: Women and Work: A Handbook
Description: New York / London, Garland Publishing, 1996. orig.boards. 23x15cm, xix,550,(20)pp. 20pp photoplates. Minor rubbing. Some slight page-edge soil. VG. ¶ Contains 149 papers concerning: Women's Labor-Force Participation in the U.S.: Patterns and Issues; Approaches to Analyzing Women & Work; Women in Diverse Occupations; Factors Influencing Career & Occupational Choices; Legal Factors Affecting Women's Work & Opportunity; Work Experiences & the Organizational Context of Work; Issues Emerging from the Intersection of Work & Family; Cross-Cultural issues & International Studies. Includes: M. L. Shockey "Women & Part-Time Work"; S. Boyd-Davis "Self-Employed Women in the United States"; D.G. Hogan "Immigrant Women in the U.S. & Work"; P. Hondagneu-Sotelo "Domestic Workers & Their Employers"; V. Demos "Greek Ethnic Women in the U.S."; J.A. Jacobs "Dimensions of Sex Segregation in the Workplace"; R.A. Cohen "Women in Service Occupation Sector"; R.E. Werum "Gender Ideology in Early-20th-Century Black Educational Reform"; R. J. Summers "Sexual Harrassment"; etc.

Keywords: Labor Sociology, Women, Women's Work, Workplace, United States, Labour, Gender, Employment, Occupation