Format:
Online-Ressource (xv, 218 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0813536790
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0813536782
Content:
For nearly two decades the wage gap between men and women has remained virtually unchanged. Women continue to earn, on average, 80 cents for every dollar that men earn. Yet despite persistent discrimination in wages, studies are also beginning to show that a growing number of women are out-earning their husbands. Nationwide, nearly one-third of working women are the chief breadwinners in their families. The trend is particularly pronounced among the demographic of highly educated women. Does this increase in earnings, however, equate to a shift in power dynamics between husbands and wi
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index
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Chapter 1: Higher-Earning Wives: Swimming against the Tide; Chapter 2: Thinking about Gender and Power in Marriage; Chapter 3: Gendered Bargain: Why Wives Cannot Trade Their Money for Housework; Chapter 4: Dollar Rich and Power Poor: Why Wives Do Not Control the Money; Chapter 5: Calling the Shots: Why Wives Have Limited Decision-Making Power; Chapter 6: Negotiating Identity and Power; Chapter 7: Are They Happy? Managing Tensions and Disappointments; Chapter 8: Floating Along for the Ride: Higher-Earning Wives and the Prospects for Gender Change; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813536781
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Earning More and Getting Less
Language:
English
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