Biology at Work: Rethinking Sexual Equality

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction 1 PART I How the Sexes Differ 11 2 Sex Differences in Temperament 13 3 Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities 25 PART II Women in the Workplace 33 4 Once One Breaks the Glass Ceiling, Does It Still Exist? 35 5 Occupational Segregation: Why Do Men Still Predominate in Scientific and Blue-Collar Jobs? 50 6 The Gender Gap in Compensation 68 PART III The Proximate and Ultimate Origins of Sex Differences 91 7 Why Socialization Is an Inadequate Explanation 93 8 Hormones: The Proximate Cause of Physical and Psychological Sexual Dimorphism 108 9 Evolutionary Theory and the Ultimate Cause of Biological Sex Differences 117 00-R2159-FM 4/15/02 11:55 AM Page vii PART IV Public Policy and Sex Differences in Workplace Outcomes 131 10 Difference or Disadvantage? 133 11 A Thumb on the Scales: Changing the Rules to Improve the Numbers 142 12 Mitigating Work/Family Conflict 166 PART V Sex and the Workplace: Sexuality and Sexual Harassment 189 13 Sexual Harassment 191 14 Conclusion 215 Notes 219 Bibliography 233 Index 269 00-R2159-FM 4/15/02 11:55 AM Page viii ...