Описание: This volume addresses the relationship between childbearing, paid work and work-life balance policies across Europe in the 21st century, illuminating the uncertainty and risk related to insecure labour force attachment, the incoherence of women`s and men`s access to education and employment and the unequal share of domestic responsibilities.
Автор: Jennifer L. Solotaroff, George Joseph, Anne Kuriakose Название: Getting to Work: Unlocking Women`s Potential in Sri Lanka`s Labor Force ISBN: 1464810672 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781464810671 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4389.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Sri Lanka has shown remarkable persistence in low female labor force participation rates--at 36 percent from 2015 to 2017, compared with 75 percent for same-aged men--despite overall economic growth and poverty reduction over the past decade. The trend stands in contrast to the country's achievements in human capital development that favor women, such as high levels of female education and low total fertility rates, as well as its status as an upper-middle-income country.
This study intends to better understand the puzzle of women's poor labor market outcomes in Sri Lanka. Using nationally representative secondary survey data--as well as primary qualitative and quantitative research--it tests three hypotheses that would explain gender gaps in labor market outcomes: (1) household roles and responsibilities, which fall disproportionately on women, and the associated sociophysical constraints on women's mobility; (2) a human capital mismatch, whereby women are not acquiring the proper skills demanded by job markets; and (3) gender discrimination in job search, hiring, and promotion processes. Further, the analysis provides a comparison of women's experience of the labor market between the years leading up to the end of Sri Lanka's civil war (2006+"09) and the years following the civil war (2010+"15). The study recommends priority areas for addressing the multiple supply- and demand-side factors to improve women's labor force participation rates and reduce other gender gaps in labor market outcomes. It also offers specific recommendations for improving women's participation in the five private sector industries covered by the primary research: commercial agriculture, garments, tourism, information and communication technology, and tea estate work.
The findings are intended to influence policy makers, educators, and employment program practitioners with a stake in helping Sri Lanka achieve its vision of inclusive and sustainable job creation and economic growth. The study also aims to contribute to the work of research institutions and civil society in identifying the most effective means of engaging more women-- and their untapped potential for labor, innovation, and productivity--in Sri Lanka's future.
The gender wage gap is one of the most persistent problems of labor markets and women’s lives.
Most approaches to explaining the gap focus on adult employment despite the fact that many Americans begin working well before their education is completed. In her critical and compelling new book, The Cost of Being a Girl, Yasemin Besen-Cassino examines the origins of the gender wage gap by looking at the teenage labor force, where comparisons between boys and girls ought to show no difference, but do.
Besen-Cassino’s findings are disturbing. Because of discrimination in the market, most teenage girls who start part-time work as babysitters and in other freelance jobs fail to make the same wages as teenage boys who move into employee-type jobs. The “cost” of being a girl is also psychological; when teenage girls work retail jobs in the apparel industry, they have lower wages and body image issues in the long run.
Through in-depth interviews and surveys with workers and employees, The Cost of Being a Girl puts this alarming social problem—which extends to race and class inequality—in to bold relief. Besen-Cassino emphasizes that early inequalities in the workplace ultimately translate into greater inequalities in the overall labor force.
Автор: Standing, Hilary Название: Dependence and Autonomy ISBN: 1032285923 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032285924 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 16843.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Ellen Jordan`s treatment of the expansion of middle-class women`s work is perhaps the most comprehensive available and is a valuable complement to existing works on the social and economic history of women.
Автор: Jane Pillinger Название: Feminising the Market ISBN: 0333598350 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333598351 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16769.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Discusses the role of the European Community, in particular the Single European Market, and shows how it is having an important impact on women`s working lives. As well as documenting women`s employment throughout Europe, the book addresses issues of key importance for women in Europe.
Автор: Bashevkin, Sylvia Название: Women`s Work is Never Done ISBN: 0415934818 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415934817 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 3520.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Hakim, Catherine Название: Key Issues in Women`s Work ISBN: 1138143065 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138143067 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Fagan, Colette Название: Women`s Employment in Europe ISBN: 0415198534 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415198530 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 29093.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Bashevkin, Sylvia Название: Women`s Work is Never Done ISBN: 041593480X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415934800 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6123.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Fagan, Colette Название: Women`s Employment in Europe ISBN: 0415198542 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415198547 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8726.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
