Women and the urban labour market

Jelin E.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on labour force participation of the woman worker in urban areas of developing countries - stresses the need for economic models of women's labour market behaviour to account for their economic contribution through unpaid work in the household (esp. In one parent families) and discusses relations between their social role in the family, and sex discrimination and sexual division of labour in employment. Bibliography pp. 43 to 48 and statistical tables.

Keywords: labour force participation; women workers; urban area; economic model; labour market; unpaid work; household.; one parent family; social role; family.; sex discrimination; sexual division of labour; employment; statistical table; taux d'activité; travailleuses; zone urbaine; modèle économique; marché du travail; travail non rémunéré; ménage; famille monoparentale; rôle social; famille; discrimination fondée sur le sexe; division du travail basée sur le sexe; emploi; tableau statistique; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; trabajadoras; zona urbana; modelo económico; mercado de trabajo; trabajo no remunerado; hogar; hogar con un solo progenitor; papel social; familia; discriminación por razones de sexo; división del trabajo por sexo; empleo; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48 pages
Date: 1979
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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