The Gendered Economy
Work, Careers, and Success
September 1991 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The Gendered Economy provides a readable and comprehensive approach to understanding the leverage points for removing barriers in the labour market facing women. It provides new material on the gendered nature of the economy, behavioural styles and career strategies. It presents alternative frameworks for balancing the scales of justice so that women have an improved opportunity to gain career success in the labour force.
Introduction
PART ONE: THE IMPACT OF CULTURE AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
Sex Role Ideology, the Constitution and Gender Equality in the Labor Force
Women, the Economy, and Careers
PART TWO: SEX, GENDER, STEREOTYPES, AND SUCCESS
Gender Culture and Socialization
with Phoebe Morgan Stambaugh
Sex-Role Spillover
| Personal, Familial, and Organizational Roles |
with Marcia Cech-Soucy
Gender, Success, and Behavioral/Leadership Styles
Careers
| Linking Individuals to Organizations |
PART THREE: ALTERNATIVES FOR CHANGE
with Kimberly Fisher
The Role of the Government and Business
with Deborah De Paoli
Balancing the Scales of Justice
| Alternatives for Integrating Women's Personal Lives into the US Economy |
PART FOUR: A CASE STUDY - WOMEN AND THE ECONOMY IN ARIZONA
with Marcia Cech-Soucy, Deborah De Paoli and Kimberly Fisher
Women, Work, and Careers in Arizona
Consensus Statements and Recommendations of the Fifth Arizona Women's Town Hall