{"product_id":"the-cost-of-being-a-girl-working-teens-and-the-origins-of-the-gender-wage-gap-paperback-softback-9781439913499","title":"The Cost of Being a Girl; Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap (Paperback \/ softback) 9781439913499","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cost of Being a Girl\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWorking Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYasemin Besen-Cassino (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781439913499\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 December 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e238 pages, 11 tables, 9 figs.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.308 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gender wage gap is one of the most persistent problems of labor markets and women’s lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost approaches to explaining the gap focus on \u003ci\u003eadult\u003c\/i\u003e employment despite the fact that many Americans begin working well before their education is completed. In her critical and compelling new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Being a Girl, \u003c\/i\u003eYasemin Besen-Cassino examines the origins of the gender wage gap by looking at the teenage labor force, where comparisons between boys and girls ought to show no difference, but do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBesen-Cassino’s findings are disturbing. Because of discrimination in the market, most teenage girls who start part-time work as babysitters and in other freelance jobs fail to make the same wages as teenage boys who move into employee-type jobs. The “cost” of being a girl is also psychological; when teenage girls work retail jobs in the apparel industry, they have lower wages and body image issues in the long run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough in-depth interviews and surveys with workers and employees, \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Being a Girl \u003c\/i\u003eputs this alarming social problem-which extends to race and class inequality-in to bold relief. Besen-Cassino emphasizes that early inequalities in the workplace ultimately translate into greater inequalities in the overall labor force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739352690968,"sku":"9781439913499","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cost-of-being-a-girl-working-teens-and-the-origins-of-the-gender-wage-gap-paperback-softback-9781439913499","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}