Chapter from: 'Rising Inequality in China: Challenge to a Harmonious Society', edited by Shi Li, Hiroshi Sato and Terry Sicular.

Welfare state generosity around work-family policies appears to have somewhat contradictory effects, at least for some measures of gender equality. In particular, it appears that as work-family policies, in encouraging higher levels of women's labor market participation, have also contributed to...

Die vorliegende Arbeit beleuchtet die Arbeitssituation von Frauen in technischen Berufen. Der Anlass, sich mit diesem Thema auseinanderzusetzen, ist der nach wie vor stark geschlechtsspezifische segregierte Arbeitsmarkt, der vor allem für Frauen viele Nachteile mit sich bringt: Weiblich...

In most Western countries illness-related absenteeism is higher among female workers than among male workers. Using the personnel dataset of a large Italian bank, we show that the probability of an absence due to illness increases for females, relative to males, approximately 28 days after a...

Labour market inclusion is a key component of gender equality. In recent decades, in Ireland and Northern Ireland, women have increasingly entered paid employment. Yet, comparative research across the island on the level and conditions of women's participation remains limited. Different...

The European Union has developed a complex strategy and policy coordination process to promote gender equality in all community policies through "gender mainstreaming". While every member country has to promote the policy objective of gender equality, the instruments implemented to that end may...

Synthesis Forschung führt im Auftrag des Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich regelmäßig Analysen zum österreichischen Arbeitsmarkt durch (siehe dazu die entsprechenden AMS-Publikationen im AMS-Forschungsnetzwerk unter www.ams-forschungsnetzwerk.at). Das vorliegende AMS info beinhaltet eine...

This study examines gender inequality in labor markets in Asia and the Pacific, with a focus on the structural drivers of women's labor force participation. Demographic survey data indicate that in Asia's lower-income countries, economic necessity is an important push factor behind women's...