The last half-century has witnessed substantial change in the opportunities and rewards available to men and women in the workplace. While the gender pay gap na

The Declining Importance of Race and Gender in the Labor Market provides historical background on employment discrimination and wage discrepancies in the United

Using US schools as a reference point, this book provides a description of schooling as a global institution. The authors draw on a four-year investigation cond

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