Legalizing gender inequality : courts, markets, and unequal pay for women in America / Robert L. Nelson, William P. Bridges.
Nelson, Robert L., 1952-; Bridges, William P.
1999
KF3464 .N45 1999 (Mapit)
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Title Legalizing gender inequality : courts, markets, and unequal pay for women in America / Robert L. Nelson, William P. Bridges.
Author Nelson, Robert L., 1952-
ISBN 0521627508 (pbk.)
0521621690
Imprint Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Language English
Description xvi, 393 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number KF3464 .N45 1999
Dewey Decimal Classification 331.2/153/0973
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-384) and index.
Added Author Bridges, William P.
Series Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 16
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Law, markets, and the institutional construction of gender inequality in pay
pt. 1. Theory and method. Legal theories of sex-based pay discrimination. Toward an organizational theory of gender inequality in pay. Methodological approach: law cases, case studies, and critical empiricism
pt. 2a. The case studies: public sector organizations. Paternalism and politics in a university pay system: Christensen v. State of Iowa. Bureaucratic politics and gender inequality in a state pay system: AFSCME v. State of Washington
pt. 2b. The case studies: private sector organizations. Corporate politics, rationalization, and managerial discretion: EEOC v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. The financial institution as a male, profit-making club: Glass v. Coastal Bank
pt. 3. Conclusion: legalizing gender inequality. Rethinking the relationship between law, markets, and gender inequality in organizations
Appendix: court documents and case materials used in case studies.

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