Gendered economy : work, careers, and success

As high-level managers and key decision makers, women have enjoyed some upward movement in the workplace. But are these advances enough? Indeed, how much headway have women made beyond management positions of low pay and little authority? The Gendered Economy those factors that impede or facilitate women's advancement in business and professions in the United States. Concerned about the need for improving the status of women within the U.S. economy, Rita Mae Kelly provides a comprehensive overview of women's historical and current position within the legal and economic systems, highlighting how the traditional roles of wife and mother have heavily influenced the current status and position of women in society. Specifically, The Gendered Economy examines socialization and career paths the interaction between what women see possible and work toward and what society allows and facilitates; calls attention to the organizational and societal supports available for women; and incorporates a case study of how the gendered economy is manifested in one state-Arizona.