“…Lewis (1994), studying federal-level whitecollar jobs, establishes a link between agency mission and the extent of occupational segregation by gender in an agency, where women are concentrated in clerical and technical positions, with few opportunities for advancement. Bethany Sneed (2007) also finds a link between agency type -distributive, redistributive, regulatory, or generaland occupational segregation by gender and pay disparities by gender on the state level, 864 Public Management Review affirming Kerr et al (2002). Cornwell and Kellough (1994) do not separate federal agencies by Lowi's typology, but rather, find greater shares of female employment across the board in agencies with social equity functions, such as 'education, public welfare, social insurance, housing and community development, and social security and Medicare ' (1994, p. 269), which are Lowian redistributive agencies (Newman 1994(Newman , 1995.…”