TRAVEL BEHAVIOR, GENDER, AND SOCIAL CLASS IN THE TWIN CITIES

This study is an examination of gender divisions within local labor markets, focusing on the employment and journey-to-work characteristics of men and women in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area in 1990. There are two purposes to the research. First, to determine whether labor market segmentation by gender assumes spatial form. Second, to evaluate the geographical variation of gender differences in work trip length. Results of the study suggest that location exerts significant and substantial effects on the earnings opportunities available to women, and the time- and space-requirements of domestic and paid employment make it difficult to justify distant employment without a premium in job security or earnings.

  • Corporate Authors:

    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

    Center for Transportation Studies, 511 Washington Avenue, SE
    Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455-0375
  • Authors:
    • Wyly, E K
  • Publication Date: 1995-9

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 197 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00724541
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 8 1996 12:00AM