Women, Men, and Human Capital Development in the Public Sector: Return on Investments

by Bonnie G. Mani

This study analyzes factors, both legal and illegal, that lead to inequities in the pay and status of men and women. Due to American culture, the wage gap may never close, but investments in human capital development may facilitate women's career advancement and narrow the gap. The author develops specific strategies for narrowing the wage gap, and explores avenues of implementation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073912787X
• ISBN13: 9780739127872
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"