Sex Segregation in the U.S. Labor Force by Christine Bose and Rachel Whaley

1)  This article simply describes sex segregation in the U.S. workforce.

          It discusses the history of sex segregation and how jobs commonly move from male to female but not the reverse.


          It discusses the segregation in various occupations:  professional,  pink-collar, clerical and blue-collar.


  2)  Next,  the author discusses CAUSES for sex segregation


       Historical
             socialization
             legal barriers

      Contemporary
             socialization
             human capital theory
             structural theories
             social control
             sex/race typing
             hiring procedures
             networks
             apprenticeship programs
             seniority systems
         

 3)  Consequences of sex segregation

       WAGE GAP
       SEX HARASSMENT
       HINDERED MOBILITY