TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bergmann, Barbara R.
TI  - The Economic Emergence of Women
SN  - 9781137582317
U1  - 305.420 BER 23
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Housewives—United States
KW  - Sex discrimination against women—United States
KW  - Women—Economic conditions—United States
KW  - Women—Employment—United States
N2  - The Economic Emergence of Women examines the transformation of women's economic roles in modern society, arguing that the movement toward gender equality has been driven primarily by economic changes rather than ideological shifts. Barbara R. Bergmann analyzes the expansion of women's participation in paid employment, the persistence of occupational segregation, wage disparities, and workplace discrimination. She also explores the economics of marriage, childcare, housework, and poverty, proposing policy reforms such as equal employment opportunities, childcare support, and pay equity to advance women's economic independence. This revised edition updates the analysis to reflect changing labor markets and contemporary public policy debates
ER  -