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Title: Effects of Education and Occupational Training on the Wages of Mature Women
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1. Shaw, Lois B.
Effects of Education and Occupational Training on the Wages of Mature Women
Final Report, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 1983.
Also: http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009872113
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: U.S. Department of Labor
Keyword(s): Employment; Occupations, Female; Schooling; Training, Occupational; Wages, Women

This paper uses data from the NLS of Mature Women to determine which kinds of job training are beneficial for midlife women and which women receive these kinds of training. On-the-job training, college education, and other occupational training undertaken by workers are considered. Both on-the-job training and college attendance were found to pay off in higher wages. For women who had not attended college, professional or managerial training in settings other than on the job or regular college was also beneficial. Clerical training did not produce higher wages for any group. Other kinds of training such as practical nursing increased the wages of noncollege women. These findings indicate that various kinds of education and training programs are beneficial for middle-aged women, but a woman's previous background is important in determining the kind of program to pursue. On-the-job training is valuable for all groups; other kinds of education and training not only increase wages directly, but also increase the probability that women will receive on-the-job training.
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Shaw, Lois B. "Effects of Education and Occupational Training on the Wages of Mature Women." Final Report, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 1983.