Earning More and Getting Less : : Why Successful Wives Can't Buy Equality /

Earning More and Getting Less : : Why Successful Wives Can't Buy Equality / / Veronica Jaris Tichenor.

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For nearly two decades the wage gap between men and women has remained virtually unchanged. Women continue to earn, on average, 80 cents for every dollar that men earn. Yet despite persistent discrimination in wages, studies are also beginning to show that a growing number of women are out-earning t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Tichenor, Veronica Jaris,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2005]
©2005
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Higher-Earning Wives
  • Chapter 2. Thinking about Gender and Power in Marriage
  • Chapter 3. Gendered Bargain
  • Chapter 4. Dollar Rich and Power Poor
  • Chapter 5. Calling the Shots
  • Chapter 6. Negotiating Identity and Power
  • Chapter 7. Are They Happy?
  • Chapter 8. Floating Along for the Ride?
  • Appendix A. Questionnaire
  • Appendix B. Interview Guide
  • Appendix C. Strategies for Data Analysis
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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