Analyses the practice of social dialogue in Indonesia, identifies areas where it could be improved and proposes directions of possible reform.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper emanating from the WEP on the impact of fertility on labour force participation of the woman worker in Colombia - finds that, despite higher fertility among non-working married women, the number of children under 5 years of age is not significant in explaining the...

One of a series of reports examining issues related to equality for women in employment. Provides an overview of the treatment of women in social security programmes in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Sub- Saharan Africa. Calls attention to four separate aspects of gender bias. Also traces the...

Reviews recent empirical studies measuring the extent of occupational segregation by sex and the patterns of segregation across countries. The empirical studies cover nine OECD countries, as well as Cyprus, Israel, Malaysia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, USSR, Sudan and Taiwan.

Based on a survey of 324 women entrepreneurs and women managers conducted in 1999, examines the development of women-owned businesses, profiles women entrepreneurs, their attitudes and the influence of their work on family life, as well as exploring their performance and needs, and the gender...

The objectives of this study are to review the characteristics of EPZs and their influence on economic growth, export performance and employment in Sri Lanka. Working conditions and labour relations within the zones, with special reference to the situation of women workers, will also be...

Deals with the impact of economic globalization on female employment and considers new areas of paid employment opened up for women.

Examines and compares the factors affecting women's entrepreneurship in small and cottage industries in three countries of the Caribbean.