Examination of sex differences in earnings between men and women with doctor of philosophy degrees in the United States. Description of the data; Discussion of sex as a determinant of salary; Aspects of women's life style, productivity, and rewards that influence earnings. (Abstract copyright...

Recent publications have argued that (1) differences in performance of men and women in university faculties account for most or all of the existing differences in rank and salary, (2) faculty wives receive preferential treatment in order to attract their husbands, and (3) affirmative action is...

This paper addresses the question of why young people go on from school to higher education in Australia. A person situation interactionist theory to explain decisions taken in the matter is developed, and in the light of this theory a model to predict ...

Unlike most of the literature concerning the effects of nonstandard work, we examine the long-term impact of part-time work. Our main focus is on earnings and several important benefits. As might be expected, voluntary part-time work while in school increases earnings of both women and men,...

Much has been written about the problems of combining job and family. Among the best-known scholarly works is Goldin's (1997) study in which she found that only 1217 percent of college-educated women managed to attain both a career and a family. We re-examine these conclusions, first duplicating...

This study assesses the extent and causes of recent sex discrimination in academic positions at a large public university. Performing multiple regression analysis on data for all individuals hired for full-time faculty positions during the academic years 1975-76 through 1978-79 at the University...