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Author: Shehan, Constance
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1. Rexroat, Cynthia
Shehan, Constance
Differential Effects of Industrial and Worker Resources on Women's Wages
Social Science Research 15,1 (March 1986): 1-27.
Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0049089X86900013
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: Academic Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Blue-Collar Jobs; Occupational Status; Wage Differentials; Wage Effects; Wages, Women; White Collar Jobs; Women

Sociological explanations of wage inequality have given increasing attention to resources of industries as wage determinants. The variation in the effects of individual & industrial characteristics (eg, differences in age, race, & occupation) on wage rates is explored. Data are taken from the National Longitudinal Studies of the Labor Market Experiences of Women, in which groups of younger & older women (N = 2,072 & 2,054, respectively) were interviewed periodically over a 12-year interval. Considerable variation in the effects of industrial & worker resources on women's wage rates is evident. It appears, however, that both types of resources must be examined to avoid misspecification of wage determination models.
Bibliography Citation
Rexroat, Cynthia and Constance Shehan. "Differential Effects of Industrial and Worker Resources on Women's Wages." Social Science Research 15,1 (March 1986): 1-27.
2. Rexroat, Cynthia
Shehan, Constance
Expected Versus Actual Work Roles of Women
American Sociological Review 49,3 (June 1984): 349-358.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2095279
Cohort(s): Young Women
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Earnings, Wives; Marital Status; Occupational Aspirations; Sex Roles; Women; Work Attachment

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The impact of women's long-range work plans for midlife on work behavior at that age was examined for a cohort of 533 women aged 35 in 1980, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of the Labor Market Experiences of Young Women (first interviewed in 1968). It was hypothesized that work plans would significantly affect actual behavior at midlife &, moreover, would modify the effects of many variables typically associated with women's employment. The findings indicate that plans did influence subsequent behavior, largely reflecting the realization of plans for those who expected to be employed. Further, marital & fertility status considerably influenced the LF behavior only of those who expected to be at home, while employment history affected employment only for those expecting to be employed. These results suggest: (1) demographic & economic change over the 1970s differentially affected this cohort's ability to actualize plans for midlife; & (2) the employment behavior of those who planned to be full-time housewives may be a transitory response to changes in their domestic roles.
Bibliography Citation
Rexroat, Cynthia and Constance Shehan. "Expected Versus Actual Work Roles of Women." American Sociological Review 49,3 (June 1984): 349-358.