Biology at Work : Rethinking Sexual Equality.

Introduction -- Part I: How the Sexes Differ -- Sex Differences in Temperament -- Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities -- Part II: Women in the Workplace -- Once One Breaks the Glass Ceiling, Does It Still Exist? -- Occupational Segregation Why Do Men Still Predominate in Scienti.c and Blue-Collar Jobs? -- The Gender Gap in Compensation -- Part III: The Proximate and Ultimate Origins of Sex Differences -- Why Socialization Is an Inadequate Explanation -- Hormones The Proximate Cause of Physical and Psychological Sexual DimorphismChapter 9: Evolutionary Theory and the Ultimate Cause of Biological Sex Differences -- Part IV: Public Policy and Sex Differences in Workplace Outcomes -- Difference or Disadvantage? -- A Thumb on the Scales -- Mitigating Work /Family Con.ict -- Part V: Sex and the Workplace Sexuality and Sexual Harassment -- Sexual Harassment -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography.

Biology at Work brings an evolutionary perspective to bear on issues of women in the workplace: the "glass ceiling," the "gender gap" in pay, sexual harassment, and occupational segregation. While acknowledging the role of discrimination and sexist socialization, Browne suggests that until we factor real biological differences between men and women into the equation, the explanation remains incomplete. Browne looks at behavioral differences between men and women as products of different evolutionary pressures facing them throughout human history.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-267) and index.

English.

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