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The Pay Gap between Male and Female Jobs: Organizational and Legal Realities

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Nelson Robert and Bridges William, Legalizing Gender Inequality. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pp. 393. $59.95 cloth; $19.95 paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

Paula England
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Abstract

Legalizing Gender Inequality results from a decade of research in which Robert Nelson, a sociologist of law, combined forces with William Bridges, a sociologist who has studied labor markets. This combination led to an unusual and creative approach. The authors chose four class-action court cases involving sex discrimination in pay, and did in-depth studies of the judicial decisions, testimony, exhibits, and depositions from each. They also obtained and reanalyzed statistical data sets involved in the cases and, where possible, interviewed key actors.

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Law & Social Inquiry , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , Summer 2000 , pp. 913 - 931
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Copyright © American Bar Foundation, 2000 

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