Women at work : an economic perspective

Başlık:

Yazar:

Boeri, Tito, editor.

ISBN:

9780199281886

9780199281879

Fiziksel Tanımlama:

xiii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Genel Not:

Two reports originally presented at a conference of the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti held June 2003 in Alghero, Italy.

İçerik:

Introduction -- Women's employment patterns: some facts -- Explanations behind women's employment patterns -- Job segregation -- Wage gaps -- Rising female participation: the consequences for other workers -- What policy should do -- Labor supply and fertility in Europe and the US -- Parental employment and children's welfare -- Changes in labor market participation and family income distribution -- Taxes, transfers, labor supply and household welfare -- What policy should do.

Özet:

Covering employment and wage gender gaps, participation of women, fertility, and the welfare of children, this insightful volume considers the trend towards greater particiption of women in labor markets. It addresses the trade-offs involved in increasing participation of women in paid employment, setting out a better informed policy debate about these issues, and paving the way to realistic targets and ways to achieve them.

Konu Başlığı:

Women -- Employment -- Europe -- Congresses.

Kadınlar -- İstihdam -- Avrupa -- Kongreler.

Labor market -- Europe -- Congresses.

İş piyasası -- Avrupa -- Kongreler.

Wages -- Women -- Europe -- Congresses.

Ücretler -- Kadınlar -- Avrupa -- Kongreler.

Work and family -- Europe -- Congresses.

İş ve aile -- Avrupa -- Kongreler.

Sex discrimination against women -- Europe -- Congresses.

Cinsiyet ayrımı, Kadınlara karşı -- Avrupa -- Kongreler.

Women -- Employment -- Government policy -- Europe -- Congresses.