Women's Quest for Economic Equality

by Victor R. Fuchs

Book Overview

It may seem to the casual observer that women have made striking gains in their quest for equality with men since the early 1960s. But have they really improved their lot? Are they really better off economically? In this clear, compact, and controversial book Victor Fuchs makes plain that except for women who are young, white, unmarried, and well educated, today's women have not gained economically at all relative to men. He shows that although...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674955463
• ISBN13: 9780674955462
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"