Working paper comprising an evaluation of data collecting techniques relating to labour force participation of women workers in developing countries. Discusses census and survey practices and typical questions asked. Attributes under-reporting of the economic role of rural women to questionnaire...

Working paper on the labour market segmentation by sex in industrial sector and service sector employment of women workers in developing countries. Examines trends in occupational structure, occupational status and wage differentials. Reviews women's labour force participation. Bibliography and...

Working paper on the impact of survey questionnaire design, sex of interviewer and sex-proxy status of sample respondent (research method) on reported levels of woman worker labour force participation in developing countries. Comprises a case study of methodological Experiment (Methods Test) in...

Based on 1980 data for 151 countries, analyses labour force participation rates of older people and the factors which influence their labour supply.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on female labour market participation (the woman worker) in Kenya, based on data from a national level household survey - constitutes part of a WEP research project on population and employment. References and statistical tables.

Presents data from a methods test survey which shows higher rates of female labour force participation than reported by official surveys.