| Description |
ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. An International Overview of Gender Inequality / Mahmood Yousefi -- 2. Export-Led Growth and the Persistence of Gender Inequality in the Newly Industrialized Countries / Stephanie Seguino -- 3. Workforce Sex Segregation in Developing Countries: General Patterns and Statistical Relationships for Developing Countries in the Western Hemisphere / Joyce P. Jacobsen -- 4. Economic Development and Gender Equity in South Korea / Mahmood Yousefi -- 5. Employment and Earnings of Women in France / Janet M. Rives -- 6. Female Labor, Force Participation and Earnings Differentials between Genders in Turkey / Zehra Kasnakoglu and Meltem Dayioglu -- 7. The Status of Women in Mexico / Paula A. Smith -- 8. Women in African Economies: The Nigerian Experience / Janice E. Weaver -- 9. Gender Differences in Health Care: The United States and International Comparisons / LaVonne A. Straub and Lyle Harris |
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10. Gender Inequality in the Pakistan Labor Market: Myth and Reality / Yasmeen Niaz Mohiuddin -- 11. The Welfare of Polish Women before and during Transition / Bozena Leven -- 12. Social Technology and Gender Inequality in Rural India / Meenakshi N. Dalal |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p219-235. - Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-235) and index |
| Subject |
Economic development.
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Sex role -- Economic aspects.
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Women -- Economic conditions.
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Women -- Employment.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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| Author |
Rives, Janet M.
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Yousefi, Mahmood, 1939-
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| LC no. |
97005592 |
| ISBN |
0275956180 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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