Is There Sex Discrimination in the Legal Profession? Further Evidence on Tangible and Intangible Margins
基于1984年美国律师协会职业满意度调查数据，发现女性律师在收入和晋升方面未受歧视，但在工作满意度等无形边际上存在性别歧视。
Failure to observe differences between men and women with respect to earnings and/or promotions does not preclude the possibility that employers discriminate against women on other, intangible margins. Since female lawyers are highly educated generally, and specifically with respect to legal remedies to overt sex discrimination, it seems unlikely that employers would discriminate against them on tangible margins. Indeed, drawing from the 1984 American Bar Association Survey of Career Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction, we find no evidence of discrimination against female lawyers in terms of earnings or promotions. We do, however, find evidence of sex discrimination on several intangible margins and in terms of overall job satisfaction.