Women workers in an Indian urban labour market

Papola, T. S.,

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Abstract: Working paper on problems of women workers caused by sex discrimination and sexual division of labour, comprising a case study of an urban labour market in India. Based on a sample survey (1979-1980) of 338 workers, discusses demographic aspects, educational level, discriminatory recruitment and promotion, wage differentials, management attitudes and employees attitudes. Includes case studies of the self employed in the informal sector and sex-specific labour market experiences of university graduates. References.

Keywords: women workers; sex discrimination; sexual division of labour; urban area; labour market; sample; survey.; demographic aspect; educational level; recruitment; promotion; wage differential.; management attitude; employees attitude; self employed.; informal economy; sex; university graduate; travailleuses; discrimination fondée sur le sexe; division du travail basée sur le sexe; zone urbaine; marché du travail; échantillon; enquête; aspect démographique; niveau d'enseignement; recrutement; promotion; disparité des salaires; attitude patronale; attitude des salariés; travailleur indépendant; économie informelle; sexe; diplômé d'université; trabajadoras; discriminación por razones de sexo; división del trabajo por sexo; zona urbana; mercado de trabajo; muestra; encuesta; aspecto demográfico; nivel educativo; contratación; ascenso; diferencia del salario; actitud de la dirección; actitud de los trabajadores; trabajador independiente; economía informal; sexo; graduado universitario (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 73 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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