The Institutional Environment: Implications for Race and Gender Inequality in the U.S. Labor Market

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 612 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Beggs
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

Going South: How Southern Organizing Will Determine the Future of the Labor Movement

2020 ◽  
pp. 191-205
Author(s):  
MaryBe McMillan
Keyword(s):  
Labor Movement ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
The South ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Right To Work ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Voter Suppression ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

This chapter reflects on the challenges and opportunities of building workers' power in North Carolina. To change the political balance of the nation, this chapter argues, we must change the South, which is gaining in jobs, population, and political influence. Home to more than a third of the U.S. population, the region is larger than the Northeast and Midwest combined. Political representatives from the South disproportionately contribute to right-wing agendas, including right-to-work, low wages, and voter suppression. The chapter outlines essential strategies for organizing in the South, or in any right-to-work states with hostile political climates. First, start small and dream big; second, issues of race and gender equality must be addressed; third, unions must build strong locals and unite with community allies. Finally, the labor movement, including central labor councils and state federations, must build political power.

The Millennial/Gen Z Leftists Are Emerging: Are Sociologists Ready for Them?

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-427
Author(s):  
Elaine Bell Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Do So

Sociology is being challenged by the new generation of students and scholars who have another view of society. Millennial/Gen Zs are the most progressive generation since the 1960s. We have had many opportunities to discuss and imagine power, diversity, and social change when we teach them in our classes or attend their campus events. Some Millennial/Gen Z believe, especially those in academia, that social scientists are tied to old theories and ideologies about race and gender, among other inconsistencies. These old ideas do not resonate with their views regarding equity. Millennials are not afraid to challenge the status quo. They do so already by supporting multiple gender and race identities. Several questions come to mind. How do we as sociologists with our sense of history and other issues such as racial and gender inequality help them along the way? Are we ready for this generation? Are they ready for us?

Cognitive Skill and Economic Inequality: Findings from the National Adult Literacy Survey

1998 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Raudenbush ◽  
Rafa Kasim
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Literacy Survey ◽  
And Gender ◽  
National Adult Literacy Survey

Few would deny that the civil rights and women's movements have substantially changed U.S. society. Yet ethnic and gender inequality in employment and earnings remain large. Even when comparisons are confined to persons of similar educational attainment, African Americans and Hispanic Americans earn less than European Americans, women earn less than men, and African Americans suffer a substantially elevated risk of unemployment. One prominent explanation for ethnic differences in earnings and employment is that, holding constant access to schooling, differences in economic outcomes reflect differences in cognitive skills that have become decisive in the modern labor market. A prominent explanation for the gender gap emphasizes gender differences in occupational preference, with women choosing occupations that are lower paying. Based on an intensive analysis of data from the U.S. National Adult Literacy Survey, the authors find that these two explanations are only partly successful in illuminating ethnic and gender inequality in employment and earnings. Alternative explanations emphasizing labor market discrimination and residential segregation cannot be ignored. In this article, Stephen Raudenbush and Rafa Kasim consider the implications of this new evidence for current debates about affirmative action and educational reform.

The Politics of Race and Gender: Children's Perceptions of Discrimination and the U.S. Presidency

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca S. Bigler ◽  
Andrea E. Arthur ◽  
Julie Milligan Hughes ◽  
Meagan M. Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Race And Gender ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

Black Women's Labor Market Status: Occupational Segregation in the United States and Great Britain

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. King
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Occupational Segregation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Market Situation ◽  
Labor Market Dynamics ◽  
And Gender

An initial exploration of the comparative labor market situation of black women in the United States and Great Britain reveals that race and gender play similar roles in allocating people among broad occupations in both nations despite differences in historical circumstances. However, a closer examination based upon measures of occupational segregation shows that labor market dynamics are quite different. Public employment and education do not reduce racial segregation in Britain as they do in the United States, and the immigrant status of many black Britons does not explain these differences. Only youth is associated with reduced segregation in both countries.

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