Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 276 pages) |
Contents |
The Stanford--Todai Comparison -- Japanese and U.S. Labor Markets for University Graduates -- Legal Commitments to Gender Equity in the Labor Market in the United States and Japan -- Higher Education in Japan and the United States -- Tokyo University and Stanford University -- The Women and Men of Stanford and Todai: Survey Procedures, Demographics, Educational Attainment, Occupations, and Employment -- Surveying the Graduates -- Demographics of the Graduates -- Education -- Occupations of the Graduates -- Employment Status -- Commitment to Paid Work -- What Influences the Earnings of the Graduates? -- Theories About Earnings -- The Graduates' Earnings Compared with Those of Their Contemporaries -- The Graduates' Earnings and Hours Employed -- Determinants of Earnings -- Gender Differences in Earnings -- Decomposition of the Gender Earnings Differential -- How Did the Graduates Combine Career and Marriage? -- Couples' Decisions About Combining Work and Family: A Theoretical Framework -- Combining Two Careers -- Women Who Became Full-Time Homemakers -- Who Is Responsible for Doing Household Tasks? -- Satisfaction with Household Task Arrangements -- Bargaining Power, Hours of Paid Work, and Household Task Arrangements in Two-Earner Couples -- The Relationship Between Household Task Arrangements, Number of Hours of Paid Work, and Earnings -- Egalitarian, Traditional, and "Hybrid" Families -- Occupational Differences -- How Did the Graduates Care for Their Children? -- Employment Status of Graduates Who Were Parents |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-268) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Work and family -- United States
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Work and family -- Japan
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Sexual division of labor -- United States
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Sexual division of labor -- Japan
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College graduates -- United States -- Social conditions
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College graduates -- Japan -- Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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College graduates -- Social conditions
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Sexual division of labor
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Work and family
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Academici.
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Loopbaan.
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Sekseverschillen.
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Werkende vrouwen.
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Japan
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United States
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Verenigde Staten.
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Japan.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Longitudinale onderzoeken (vorm)
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Chan, Agnes Miling Kaneko
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ISBN |
0585077517 |
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9780585077512 |
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9780262284509 |
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0262284502 |
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