Gender Convergence in the Labor Market

by Solomon W. Polachek

Book Overview

For most countries, women's labor force participation and hours of work has risen while men's have fallen. Concomitantly, men's and women's wages and occupational structures have been converging. This volume contains new and innovative research on issues related to gender convergence in the labor market. Topics include patterns in lifetime work, earnings and human capital investment, the gender wage gap, gender complementarities, career progression,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784414565
• ISBN13: 9781784414566
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"