| Description |
x, 441 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Latinas and African American women in the U.S. labor market / Irene Browne -- Economic progress of African American women / Mary Corcoran -- Losing ground : the erosion of the relative earnings of African American women during the 1980s / John Bound and Laura Dresser -- Economic progress of Mexican and Puerto Rican women / Mary Corcoran, Colleen M. Heflin, and Belinda L. Reyes -- Gender, race, ethnicity, and wages / Paula England, Karen Christopher, and Lori L. Reid -- Occupational segregation by race and ethnicity among women workers / Barbara F. Reskin -- Generational paths into and out of work : personal narratives of Puerto Rican women in New York / Aixa N. Cintron-Velez -- Mexican-origin women in southwestern labor markets / Susan Gonzalez Baker -- Getting off and staying off : racial differences in the work route off welfare / Kathryn Edin and Kathleen Mullan Harris -- Stereotypes and realities : images of black women in the labor market / Irene Browne and Ivy Kennelly -- Perceptions of workplace discrimination among black and white professional-managerial women / Elizabeth Higginbotham and Lynn Weber -- Black women and the new world order : toward a fit in the economic marketplace / Delores P. Aldridge -- Now you see 'em, now you don't : race, ethnicity, and gender in labor market research / Barbara F. Reskin and Camille Z. Charles -- Latinas and African American women in the labor market : implications for policy / Joya Misra. |
| Subject |
African American women -- Employment.
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Hispanic American women -- Employment.
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| Added Author |
Browne, Irene.
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| ISBN |
0871541475 |
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