Gender and the Labour Market Econometric Evidence of Obstacles to Achieving Gender Equality |
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| Editor:
| Gustafsson, Siv
Meulders, Daniele |
| Series title: | Applied Econometrics Association Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-333-80442-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2000 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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The purpose of this book is to analyse the remaining obstacles to achieving gender equality. The first chapters present different aspects of the gender earnings gap. Different countries are studied and special emphasis is laid on particular sectors and occupations. The rest of the book deals with the postponement of first birth by educated women, the non-cooperative behaviour in time use, gender differences in job and worker mobility, transitions between employment status,...
More DescriptionThe purpose of this book is to analyse the remaining obstacles to achieving gender equality. The first chapters present different aspects of the gender earnings gap. Different countries are studied and special emphasis is laid on particular sectors and occupations. The rest of the book deals with the postponement of first birth by educated women, the non-cooperative behaviour in time use, gender differences in job and worker mobility, transitions between employment status, discriminations contained in tax systems and poverty rate of single parent households.