Regardless of the background they come from, if students have strong mentors and opportunities to work closely with them, they will be more likely to succeed in STEM fields and move into STEM ...

April 16 (UPI) --Social scientists have traditionally viewed homophily and network-based job recruitment as major drivers of segregation, but new research suggests a previously overlooked phenomenon ...

The Sociological Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Aug., 1993), pp. 449-465 (17 pages) This research investigates the impact of gender, occupational segregation, and authority position on various forms of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. It’s pretty well established that racial ...

In a submission to the federal government’s Employment White Paper, CEDA says occupational gender segregation – where a job is done by either mostly male or female workers – remains at a high level in ...

Despite decades of efforts to banish the idea of 'jobs for men' -- construction worker, firefighter, mechanic -- and 'jobs for women' -- teacher, flight attendant, registered nurse -- almost 69 ...

From the archives: This story was originally published on Jan. 21, 2002, as a part of a special project by The Detroit News. Everyone in Metro Detroit pays for segregation. Blacks and whites, however, ...

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It’s pretty well established that racial segregation limits access to jobs, education, public services and other resources for people in high-poverty neighborhoods. But how does economic and racial ...

It’s pretty well established that racial segregation limits access to jobs, education, public services and other resources for people in high-poverty neighborhoods. But how does economic and racial ...