The Failure of Human Capital Theory to Explain Occupational Sex Segregation

1 January 1982

journal article
Published by JSTOR in The Journal of Human Resources

Vol. 17 (3) , 358
https://doi.org/10.2307/145585

Abstract

Predictions from Polachek's theory explaining occupational sex segregation are tested and found to be false. The NLS data do not show that women are penaliz...

Keywords

NLS
HUMAN CAPITAL THEORY
FALSE
THEORY EXPLAINING
FAILURE OF HUMAN
PENALIZ
POLACHEK'S

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