have reduced, in the case of Belarus women’ activity rate has been practically unchanged despite an increase in the gender … compute an expected wage offer for women. The latter is included, in the second step, as a regressor in the structural female … poverty trap mechanisms, whereas women in low-income households have much lower than average participation rates. At the same …

countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Former Soviet Union (FSU), of which Belarus is a particular case. In CEE … more than participation, due to labour hoarding practices. In Belarus, only wages adjust, since (mainly state owned) firms … suggests that the deterioration of women wages is caused by negative changes in observed characteristics (due to horizontal …

The paper analyses the contribution of informally employed women (for the age group of 16–60 years) to their household … budget. The urban informal sector largely absorbs women workers. We examine the determinants of their contribution to their … household budgets for the survival of the families. Applying the OLS model to 937 observations, it is found that women as heads …

Women account for the majority of parental leave take-up, which is likely one of the major reasons for the gender gap …

women in the Italian labour market. The essay takes also into account the deterioration of non-standard work condition in …. Reducing the dualism and the long-term effects of temporary labour on the working and living conditions of women and young …

the Italian Birth Sample Survey. In the two years surrounding childbirth, 20 per cent of women in employment before …

Lavoro) are used to undertake a microeconometric analysis of the factors affecting women’s labour force participation. The … participation?; 2) Does part-time employment represent a way for women to reconcile home and market work?; 3) Do women with larger … opportunities at local level appear to increase female labour force participation only for women with very young children. …

Women account for the majority of parental leave take-up, which is likely one of the major reasons for the gender gap …