The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy

The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy
Author: Susan L. Averett
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 889
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0190878266

The transformation of women's lives over the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching of social and economic phenomena, affecting not only women but also their partners, children, and indeed nearly every person on the planet. In developed and developing countries alike, women are acquiring more education, marrying later, having fewer children, and spending a far greater amount of their adult lives in the labor force. Yet, because women remain the primary caregivers of children, issues such as work-life balance and the glass ceiling have given rise to critical policy discussions in the developed world. In developing countries, many women lack access to reproductive technology and are often relegated to jobs in the informal sector, where pay is variable and job security is weak. Considerable occupational segregation and stubborn gender pay gaps persist around the world. The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy is the first comprehensive collection of scholarly essays to address these issues using the powerful framework of economics. Each chapter, written by an acknowledged expert or team of experts, reviews the key trends, surveys the relevant economic theory, and summarizes and critiques the empirical research literature. By providing a clear-eyed view of what we know, what we do not know, and what the critical unanswered questions are, this Handbook provides an invaluable and wide-ranging examination of the many changes that have occurred in women's economic lives.

Gender and Jobs

Gender and Jobs
Author: Richard Anker
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 460
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789221095248

Sex in the world

Women in Labour Markets

Women in Labour Markets
Author: Sara Elder
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789221233183

Offers an analysis of 12 indicators from the ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. The aim is to look for progress or lack of progress towards the goal of gender equality in the world of work and identify where and why blockages to labour market equity continue to exist. Focuses on the relationship of women to labour markets and compares employment outcomes for men and women to the best degree possible given the available labour market indicators.

Global Wage Report 2018/19

Global Wage Report 2018/19
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9789220313466

The 2018/19 edition analyses the gender pay gap. The report focuses on two main challenges: how to find the most useful means for measurement, and how to break down the gender pay gap in ways that best inform policy-makers and social partners of the factors that underlie it. The report also includes a review of key policy issues regarding wages and the reduction of gender pay gaps in different national circumstances.

Gender Inequality in the Labour Market

Gender Inequality in the Labour Market
Author: Janet Siltanen
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789221091363

This user-friendly manual, which can be used as a self-learning or as a teaching tool, guides readers through all stages in producing data on occupational concentration and segregation. It clarifies concepts and measures, discusses quality and availability of information, and reviews various methodological tools, using well-known statistical software packages. It should be of interest to researchers and analysts of occupational data.

Gender Inequality in the Labour Market in the UK

Gender Inequality in the Labour Market in the UK
Author: Giovanni Razzu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199686483

This book addresses one of the most topical and pressing areas of inequality experienced by women in the UK: inequality in the labour market. Despite the changed and changing position of women in society there remain substantial gender differences in the labour market. Bringing together the expertise of a range of authors, including renowned scholars and senior policy makers, it offers a coherent account of gender inequality in the labour market. It includes: - An extensive introduction with the wider context, the basic facts on various relevant labour market outcomes, international comparisons, and the legislative framework; - Chapters that focus on the key issues, offering analysis of the way inequality in the labour market is related to the wider macroeconomic dynamics, factors that explain the gender pay gap, the transition from education to the labour market, the dimensions of occupational segregation, and the division of labour within the household. The book is essential reading for academics and students with an interest in gender inequality and the labour market, as well as for those who would like an objective account of the main factors explaining this inequality.

Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Deon Filmer
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2014-01-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 146480107X

"The series is sponsored by the Agence Francaise de Developpement and the World Bank."

Gender in Organizations

Gender in Organizations
Author: Ronald J Burke
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2014-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1781955700

Talented women continue to have difficulty advancing their careers in organizations wordwide. Organizations and their cultures were created by men, for men and reflect the wider patriarchal society. As a consequence, some women are disadvantaged and fa

The Measurement of Segregation in the Labor Force

The Measurement of Segregation in the Labor Force
Author: Yves Flückiger
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3642470408

When considering labor market inequality across different demographic groups in society, it is natural for most individuals to think of discrimination as the most likely explanation. Since the pioneering work of University of Chicago economist and Nobel Laureate Gary Becker, there has been an abundance of both theoretical and empirical analysis on the issue of discrimination. What economists and other social scientists have learned is that the measurement of discrimination has proven to be far more challenging than anyone could have imagined. There is of course the technology of measurement that has to be addressed but there is also the related matter of how to define discrimination. Another University of Chicago economist and Nobel Laureate, Milton Friedman, cautioned against overlooking the distinction between equality of outcomes and equality of opportunity. The present book is a tour de force on the topic of segregation in the labor force. Segregation is a concept that is related to discrimination but it is not necessarily the same as discrimination. Segregation can be a mechanism for societal enforcement of discrimination, but it can also arise as the result of voluntary choices related to differences in preferences and household division of labor. The authors offer a counterweight to the traditional emphasis on wage discrimination over segregation and labor market segmentation. The subject is thoroughly addressed on both theoretical and empirical grounds with special emphasis on gender segregation in the Swiss labor market.