Women Working: Comparative Perspectives in Developing Areas

by Alma T. Junsay and Tim Heaton

Those promoting economic development in the Third World often disregard the disadvantaged position of women or lack adequate information to assess the role of women. This book seeks to remedy that situation by providing a detailed examination of patterns and determinants of female labor force participation in three developing countries: Thailand, Colombia, and Egypt. The analysis is based on detailed interviews with women about factors such as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031326368X
• ISBN13: 9780313263682
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"