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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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