Table of Contents

Sex differences in temperament
Sex differences in cognitive abilities
Once one breaks the glass ceiling, does it still exist?
Occupational segregation: why do men still predominate in scientific and blue-collar jobs?
The gender gap in compensation
Why socialization is an inadequate explanation
Hormones: the proximate cause of physical and psychological sexual dimorphism
Evolutionary theory and the ultimate cause of biological sex differences
Difference or disadvantage?
A thumb on the scales: changing the rules to improve the numbers
Mitigating work/family conflict
Sexual harassment

About the Author

Kingsley R. Browne is a professor of law at Wayne State University.

Reviews

Offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking examination of factors that may contribute to patterns of workplace employment in the US and elsewhere.
*Choice*

An absolutely first-rate, even-handed, and scientifically sound book that takes a clear-headed look at the evolution of sex differences and how they play out in the modern workplace.
*author of Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind*