Are men's jobs becoming women's jobs? Substitution and segmentation in the U.S. labor force

As the economic position of men deteriorated during the economic restructuring period of the 1970s and 1980s, real wages for women continued to rise over time. Both Jane Humphries and Guy Standing have argued that a long-run substitution of female for male workers is under way. An examination of thi...

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Published in:The Review of radical political economics 1993-09, Vol.25 (3), p.75-84
Main Author: Van Wagner, Marcia J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agricultural structure
division del trabajo
division du travail
division of labour
Economic theory
Employment
estructura agricola
female labour
Gender
hombres
homme
Labor force
Labour force
Labour market segmentation
main d' oeuvre feminine
mano de obra femenina
mathematical models
men
modele mathematique
modelos matematicos
Sexes
structure agricole
U.S.A
Women workers
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Summary:As the economic position of men deteriorated during the economic restructuring period of the 1970s and 1980s, real wages for women continued to rise over time. Both Jane Humphries and Guy Standing have argued that a long-run substitution of female for male workers is under way. An examination of this theory is presented.
ISSN:0486-6134
1552-8502
DOI:10.1177/048661349302500310