Women in ASPA: The Fifty-Year Climb toward Equality
本文回顾了ASPA成立50年来美国女性在劳动力市场中的参与变化，特别是政府部门的女性就业情况，对关注性别平等和公共部门发展的读者有参考价值。
In the 50 years since the founding of ASPA, vast changes have taken place in the economic and social fabric of American society. One of the most dramatic changes has been the increased participation of women in the labor force. In 1940, only 28 percent of all adult women were members of this nation's civilian labor force; by 1987 that proportion had doubled to 56 percent. In contrast, from 1940 to 1987 the labor force participation rate of men declined from 83 percent to 76 percent. In 1987, of the 54 million women in the labor force, 8.6 million or 16 percent were employed by federal, state, and local governments.