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Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. ARE WOMEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ECONOMY?; a. How has women’s attachment to the labor force changed over time?; b. How does labor force participation vary across countries?; c. Do women work as much as men?; d. Do women take jobs from men?; e. Does women’s work count?; f. How much do women contribute to the economy?; g. How do recessions affect women?; h. Is women’s work different in developing countries?; i. Do women influence spending decisions?; j. Is there a pink tax?; Chapter 2. IS THERE SUCH A THING AS WOMEN’S WORK?; a. How do economists view the evolution of gender roles?; b. When was it acceptable for women to work outside the home?; c. How did women progress from jobs to careers?; d. What jobs do women perform and how has that evolved over time?; e. How are gender differences in occupation related to women’s family responsibilities?; f. Was WWII really a watershed for women’s work lives?; g. How did birth control and abortion affect women’s work and family trade-offs?; Chapter 3. HOW DO WOMEN BALANCE WORK AND FAMILY?; a. What is the gender division of labor within a household?; b. How do couples decide who does what?; c. Is the division of labor different for same-sex couples?; d. How did technology change the work women do?; e. How is the timing of births related to a woman’s career?; f. Can women successfully combine breastfeeding and work?; g. How does women’s work behavior reflect family responsibilities?; h. When does the caring end? Women in the sandwich generation.; i. How do employers and the government help with work-life balance?; Chapter 4. HOW DO MEN AND WOMEN INTERACT IN THE WORKPLACE?; a. Have women made inroads in business leadership?; b. Why are women underrepresented in the top business echelons?; c. Are there differences in how women and men network and does it matter for career success?; d. Does working for a female manager enhance women’s careers?; e. Do women need mentors and if so, does it matter who they are?; f. How does having female representation on boards of directors help women?; g. Why aren’t women always heard in the workplace?; h. Is there a gender gap in self-promotion? Does it matter?; i. How does sexual harassment (and the #MeToo movement) affect women in the workplace?; Chapter 5. WHY ARE WAGES HIGHER ON MARS THAN ON VENUS?; a. How are wages determined?; b. How do we measure the gender pay gap?; c. How big is the gender pay gap? Does it vary for women of color? For immigrants? By sexual orientation?; e. How does the pay gap vary across countries?; f. What can we measure that might explain the reasons for gender pay differences?; g. What is left to explain the pay gap?; Chapter 6. DO WOMEN EARN LESS BECAUSE MEN RULE THE WORLD?; a. What exactly is labor market discrimination?; b. What causes pay discrimination?; c. Why is it so hard to measure discrimination?; d. How do we measure discrimination?; Chapter 7. CAN’T THE GOVERNMENT JUST FIX THE PAY GAP?; a. What are the consequences of discrimination for the economy?; b. How can we justify the existence of anti-discrimination laws?; c. What laws protect women from discrimination?; d. Who enforces these laws and how are they enforced?; e. How effective are these laws?; f. What might the future hold with respect to closing the gender pay gap?; Chapter 8. HOW DO WOMEN FARE IN RETIREMENT?; a. How do people decide when to retire?; b. How long is retirement for men and women?; c. Where does retirement income come from?; d. How much income do people have when they retire? How does this vary by gender and race/ethnicity?; e. Are women destined to be poor as they age?; f. How do single women fare later in life?; g. What options have been suggested to increase retirement security for women? $ $ https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780190093389 $ http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/images/en_US/covers/large/9780190093389_450.jpg $ $

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