Sex Roles

, Volume 17, Issue 1–2, pp 59–71 | Cite as

The effects of labor shortages on starting salaries for sex-typed jobs

  • E. Holly Buttner
  • Benson Rosen
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Abstract

An experimental simulation was conducted to examine potential differences in sensitivity to forces to supply and demand among male and female sex-typed jobs. Respondents faced with a labor shortage favored raising salaries for male sex-typed jobs, but favored alternatives to salary increases for female sex-typed jobs at entry and middle levels. Findings are discussed in terms of occupational sex stereotypes and differing perceptions regarding the urgency and difficulty of filling vacancies in male and female positions.

Keywords

Social Psychology Experimental Simulation Middle Level Labor Shortage Salary Increase 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1987

Authors and Affiliations

  • E. Holly Buttner
    • 1
  • Benson Rosen
    • 2
  1. 1.University of North Carolina at GreensboroUSA
  2. 2.University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUSA

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