A current summary and synthesis of research and data on gender issues in the labor market, this book presents
readers with a single volume that thoroughly explores gender issues in the workplace and in the family. Chapter
topics include women and men: changing roles in a changing economy, the family as an economic unit, the allocation
of time between the household and the labor market, differences in occupations and earnings, recent developments
in the labor market, changing work roles and the family, and gender differences in other countries. For use by
practicing economists and social scientists, and for men and women interested in learning about their place within-and
effect upon-the labor market.