Women, Men, and Human Capital Development in the Public Sector

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By (author) Bonnie G. Mani

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Publication date:

03 December 2009

Length of book:

130 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739144008

This study analyzes factors, both legal and illegal, that lead to inequities in the pay and status of men and women. Due to American culture, the wage gap may never close, but investments in human capital development may facilitate women's career advancement and narrow the gap. The author develops specific strategies for narrowing the wage gap, and explores avenues of implementation.

Chapter 1. Barriers and Facilitators to the Advancement of Women in Public Service: What Every Mentor's Protégé Should Know
Chapter 2. Women, Men, and Human Capital Development in the Internal Revenue Service: What's the Difference?
Chapter 3. Female and Male Veterans and Nonveterans: What's the Latest on their Career Advancement in the Federal Civil Service?
Chapter 4. Strategies for Human Capital Development: Employee and Organization Development
Chapter 5. Mentors, Protégés, and Individual Development Planning
Chapter 6. Developing Leaders to Meet Future Needs
Chapter 7. Conclusions

As the need for succession planning looms over the public sector, this book offers a timely antidote for the challenges ahead. Packed with all of the relevant studies of the past few decades and bolstered by original research, Bonnie Mani provides both guideposts and specific recommendations for human capital development and the difference gender makes. H.R. offices and concerned managers should heed the lessons within if they want to change gender disadvantages of the past. This book is a gem for anyone interested in advancing women's leadership in the public sector.