From women's college to work: Inter-organizational networks in the Japanese female labor market
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The study examines inter-organizational networks linking schools to large corporations supersede labor market process in Japan by focusing on the contribution of educational institutions to individual employment outcomes and shows the significant school support on being hired by large corporations. The results indicate that the inter-organizational network reinforces the status quo and leads to reproduction of current gender-based status hierarchies in Japanese society.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2005
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More pay, more inequality? The influence of average wage levels and the racial composition of jobs on the black-white wage gap
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The tendency to pay less for African American-dominated jobs than other jobs in the local labor market is tested. It is concluded from these tests that the substantial net pay penalty associated with African American-dominated jobs is stronger for African American workers than whites and that the job racial composition effect is weaker among high-paying jobs.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2004
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Are women's employment and fertility histories interdependent? an examination of causal order using event history analysis
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The three causal pathways that drive the correlation between women's fertility and employment among a recent cohort of young women are discussed. The recent research depicts, the different measures of women's fertility that effects their employment.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2003
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