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For
Lawrence M. Kahn
Daniel Blau Kahn
Lisa Blau Kahn
and
Bob Ferber
Don Ferber
Ellen Ferber Rogalin
and
Michael Joseph Kowalkowski
Henrik Francis Kowalkowski
Andrew Joseph Kowalkowski
With Love
In Memoriam
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxv
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
Part II The Allocation of Time between the Household and the Labor Market 33
Part III Labor Market Outcomes: Theory, Evidence, and Policy 133
Part IV The Economics of the Family: Theory, Evidence, and Policy 291
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Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxv
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Part III Labor Market Outcomes: Theory, Evidence, and Policy 133
Chapter 7 Evidence on Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes 135
Gender Differences in Occupations 135
Overview of Gender Differences in Occupations 136
Measuring Occupational Segregation 142
Hierarchies within Occupations 143
Evaluating the Extent of Occupational Segregation 143
Trends in Occupational Segregation by Sex 144
The Gender Pay Ratio 146
Gender Differences in Union Membership 155
Gender Differences in Self-Employment 157
Gender Differences in Nonstandard Work 159
Conclusion 160
Questions for Review and Discussion 161
Suggested Readings 161
Part IV The Economics of the Family: Theory, Evidence, and Policy 291
Chapter 13 Changing Work Roles and Family Formation 293
Economic Explanations for Family Formation 293
The Role of Gains to Specialization in Production 293
Declining Gains from Specialization in Production 294
Other Benefits from Marriage Remain and Some May
Be Increasing 295
Marriage 296
Divorce 300
Cohabitation: Opposite-Sex Couples 303
Cohabitation: Same-Sex Couples 306
Fertility 307
Trends in Fertility Rates: World War II to Present 309
Timing of Fertility by Educational Attainment 312
Births to Unmarried Mothers 313
Teen Births 315
Births to Older Mothers 315
Conclusion 315
Conclusion 371
Questions for Review and Discussion 372
Suggested Readings 372
We wrote The Economics of Women, Men, and Work because we saw a need for a text that
would acquaint students with the findings of research on women, men, and work in
the labor market and the household. We are extremely gratified on the publication of
the seventh edition to reflect that this belief was justified, and hope that this fully re-
vised and updated edition will serve as effectively as the earlier ones.
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Francine D. Blau and Anne E. Winker, “Women, Men, and the Economy,” in International Handbook on Teaching
and Learning Economics, edited by Gail M. Hoyt and KimMarie McGoldrick, (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar,
2012) pp. 693–702.
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rate still hovered in the 8 percent range through 2012. We discuss the considerable im-
pact it has had on the lives of women, men, and families in a number of sections. At
the same time, throughout the book, we continue to emphasize long-run changes and
developments, as we have done in previous editions.
Key features of the seventh edition include the following:
• While the coverage and order of the content largely remains the same, the book
is now divided into five major parts: (I) Introduction and Historical Perspec-
tives; (II) The Allocation of Time Between the Household and the Labor Market;
(III) Labor Market Outcomes: Theory, Evidence, and Policy; (IV) The Econom-
ics of the Family: Theory, Evidence, and Policy; and (V) The Economic Status
of the World’s Women. In addition, we have increased the number of chapters
from 12 to 18, and so chapter length is correspondingly reduced. The purpose
of this change is to provide additional flexibility to instructors and to break
the material into smaller units for students. Some material has been relocated
across chapters. The material covered in Chapter 8 in the sixth edition has been
relocated as follows: The analysis of the narrowing of the gender pay gap has
been moved to Chapter 10 (“Evidence on the Sources of Gender Differences in
Earnings and Occupations: Supply-Side Factors versus Labor Market Discrimi-
nation”); the material on the rising college wage premium has been moved to
Chapter 8 (“Gender Differences in Educational Attainment: Theory and Evi-
dence”). The material covered in Chapter 9 of the sixth edition on unionism,
self-employment, and nonstandard work has been shortened and moved to
Chapter 7 (“Evidence on Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes”).
• We highlight recent developments in the labor market and their consequences
for women and men. These developments include the increasingly divergent
outcomes for individuals and families by level of educational attainment, as
well as the implications of the Great Recession for both individuals and families.
• This edition includes several new topics: a section examining why the engine of
growth in women’s labor force participation has stalled (Chapter 6); a section
on the role of gender differences in psychological attributes (attitudes toward
negotiation, competition, and risk, and personality traits) in explaining the
gender difference in earnings (Chapter 9); a consideration of corporate board
quotas for women (Chapter 12); and a discussion of the relationship between
women’s status, globalization, and economic development (Chapter 17).
• Chapter 2 has been fully revamped. The first section provides a substantially
revised discussion on the ongoing debate about nature versus nurture in explain-
ing gender differences. The latter part of the chapter, which provides a historical
context, introduces the theory behind the U-shaped female labor force function
to explain the relationship between women’s role in production and women’s
status across countries and over the course of U.S. economic development.
• In keeping with changing demographics, the book incorporates additional dis-
cussion of same-sex marriage and its changing legal status. Chapter 13 also
points to changing dimensions of fertility, including the rise in serial cohabita-
tion and multipartner fertility, and the decline in teen birth rates.
• New material has been included on “hot topics” in the news. New to this edi-
tion are discussions of the recent Supreme Court ruling in the Walmart discrim-
ination case; the finding reported in the press that young women earn more
than young men in large cities; the ongoing debate about whether women can,
indeed, “have it all” (both a career and a family); and the extent to which gen-
der differences in math test scores are influenced by social factors, gender dif-
ferences in competition, and “stereotype threat.”
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