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The book concludes that essentialist, educational, employment, occupational, hierarchical and pay gender segregation are still apparent in the twenty-first century. However, the circumstances are noticeably better for highly educated women. Not only previous findings, but also the macro- and micro-empirical data presented in the book, imply that highly educated women, because of their more advantaged starting position, can ‘have it all’—a successful career and a fulfilling home and family life.
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Pološki Vokić, N., Obadić, A., Sinčić Ćorić, D. (2019). Conclusion: Highly Educated Women and the Future of Equality. In: Gender Equality in the Workplace. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18861-0_9
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