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The authors reanalyze their data using Tyree's methods and find support for their competition hypothesis. Competition may not be a zero-sum game. In a number of countries after World War II, the shortage of male workers led to a rise in women's share of typically male occupations. Even tho...

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Published in:	Social science quarterly Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 675 - 679
Main Authors:	WARD, Kathryn B., PAMPEL, Fred C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Austin, Tex University of Texas Press 01-09-1985 University of Texas Press, in cooperation with the Southwestern Social Science Association
Subjects:	Coefficients Ecological competition Economic competition Labor demand Population growth Regression coefficients Sex ratio Supply Women in the Labor Force Workforce Working women
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Summary:	The authors reanalyze their data using Tyree's methods and find support for their competition hypothesis. Competition may not be a zero-sum game. In a number of countries after World War II, the shortage of male workers led to a rise in women's share of typically male occupations. Even though their new analyses support the competition hypothesis, the authors question the usefulness of Tyree's methods, since those methods provide results that are highly unstable. The authors suggest that scholars should rely on traditional regression methods.
ISSN:	0038-4941 1540-6237