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June 2007, Vol. 130, No. 6

Gender differences in occupational distributions among workers

Paul E. Gabriel
Professor of Economics, School of Business Administration, Loyola University of Chicago
E-mail:
pgabrie@luc.edu

Susanne Schmitz
Professor of Economics, Center for Business and Economics, Elmhurst College.
E-mail:
susans@elmhurst.edu


An investigation of gender differences in occupational attainment of prime-age U.S. workers reveals that such differences do exist, especially among women, but apparently are the results of voluntary choices and long-term changes in the labor market.

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