Comparable worth : is it a worthy policy? /

For decades women working as nurses, librarians, and secretaries have argued that they are paid less than men in jobs requiring comparable skill and effort. By the late 1980s, the notion of "comparable worth" had become a familiar one, and comparable worth initiatives were being developed...

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Main Author: Sorensen, Elaine Joy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2019.
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