Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: GENDER SYSTEM STABILITY
The Coercive Bases of Gender Inequality
The Voluntaristic Bases of Gender System Inequality
An Integrated Theory of Stability in Systems of Gender Stratification
PART TWO: GENDER SYSTEM CHANGE
Decreasing Gender Inequality
Central Targets
Unintentional Change Processes
Toward Gender Equality
Intentional Change Processes
Toward Gender Equality
An Integrated Theory
The Limits of Change
Reaction and Apathy
Epilogue
The Issue of Elites