Following the financial crisis of 2008, transition countries experienced an increase in female labor force participation rates and a decrease in male labor force participation rates, in part because male-dominated sectors were hit the hardest. These developments have prompted many to argue that...

Following the financial crisis of 2008, transition countries - the economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union - experienced an increase in female labor force participation rates and a decrease in male labor force participation rates, in part because male-dominated...