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social science subjects > sociology > gender studies > gender and politics > gender discrimination in employment

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gender discrimination in employment  

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  • The experiences of women in the formal U.S. labor force have long been shaped by systems of inequality. Women's labor—in both the formal and the informal labor force—has been regulated within a socioeconomic structure that is rooted in the core principles of capitalism, patriarchy, and racism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Gender Discrimination in Employment]

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