Wage Justice

by Evans, Sara M.; Nelson, Barbara J.

• ISBN13: 9780226222608
• ISBN10: 0226222608
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-04-23
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

"This pathbreaking study sets forth the history of attempts to implement pay equity and evaluates the hidden costs of achieving equity. With candor and intelligence, the authors clearly detail the political, organizational, and personal consequences of comparable worth reform strategies. Using extensive data from Minnesota, where pay equity has proceeded further than in any other state in the nation, as well as comparative information from other states and localities, the authors expose the crucial initial steps which define public policy. "A perceptive and judicious analysis of comparable worth."--Wendy Kaminer, New York Times Book Review "Very well-crafted. . . . Wage Justice has admirably launched the scholarly evaluation of pay equity, revealing the unforeseen complexities of this key feminist public policy innovation."--Maurine Weiner Greenwald, Journal of American History "An insightful glimpse of the policy process."--Marian Lief Palley, American Political Science Review

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Historical Legacy: Women, Labor, and Politics

What Is at Stake?

Feminists, Union Leaders, and Democrats: The Passage of Comparable Worth Laws

Textbook Implementation: Comparable Worth for State Employees

Paradoxes and Unintended Consequences: Implementation of Comparable Worth in Local Jurisdictions

Conclusion

Comparable Worth Interviews and Presentations

State Comparable Worth Activities and Characteristics

Survey Design

Notes

Index

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