How Are They Doing Now? Segregation And Well-Being Of Women Workers

This research examines the effects of sex-segregation and racial/ethnic segregation in workplaces on job-related well-being of the women workers. Women's increased participation in the U.S.A. labor market has drawn attention to the impact of sex-segregation of the workplace on their well-being. Again, in the U.S.A. labor market, workers are also segregated in terms of race/ethnicity. Thus the study of sex-segregation without including the effect of racial/ethnic segregation provides an incomplete understanding of the perceived job-related well-being of the workers. Thus, using data from The National Study of Changing Workforce (NCSW: 2002), this research examines the impacts of sex and racial/ethnic segregations on the well-being of women. Analyses are based on quantitative research methods. Results show that the effects of sex-segregation and racial/ethnic segregation in the workgroups are comparatively less important than those of other workplace-related factors: workplace-related autonomy, workplace-related demands and work-family spillover.

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Dina Banerjee is an assistant professor in the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania. Her areas of specialization are gender, industry, organization, labor market, leadership, and social change. In particular, she studies the work-life experiences of women and minority workers in America.