Gendered Trajectories : Women, Work, and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan.

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Through a detailed analysis of macroeconomic changes and individuals' lifetime employment trajectories, this book explains why Japan and Taiwan have experienced different levels of improvement in women's economic status over the last half century.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yu, Wei-hsin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Women > Employment > Japan.
Women > Employment > Taiwan.
Sex discrimination in employment > Japan.
Sex discrimination in employment > Taiwan.
Sex discrimination against women > Japan.
Sex discrimination against women > Taiwan.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi > Japon.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'emploi > Taiwan.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes > Japon.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes > Taiwan.
Sex discrimination against women
Sex discrimination in employment
Women > Employment
Japan
Taiwan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Gender Inequality and Social Change inJapan and Taiwan; 2. The Development of Women's Labor MarketExperiences; 3. Comparing Labor Market Structuresand Workplace Dynamics; 4. Patterns of Labor Force Exits Among Women; 5. Challenges from the Home Front; 6. Returning to the Labor Force; 7. Higher Education and Gender Inequality; 8. Conclusion; Appendix A: Descriptions of the Data Sources; Appendix B: Supplementary Tables; Notes.

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