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Use a demand and supply model to explain the impact of occupational segregation or "crowding" on the relative wage rates and earnings of men and women. Who gains and who loses from the elimination of occupational segregation? Is there a net gain or a net loss to society? Explain.

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The discrimination against women in some occupations is assessed.

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The discrimination against women in some occupation would could them into other occupations. The labor supply in the occupations' where women are discriminated would decrease and hence the wages rates would ...

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