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How Does Access to Early Childhood Services Affect the Participation of Women in the Labour Market? Education Indicators in Focus. No. 59
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OECD Publishing, 2018
While the benefits of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to better learning are now widely acknowledged, a widespread and accessible provision for these services also helps support gender equality in the workforce. In particular, the availability, intensity, reliability and affordability of ECEC play an important role in engaging…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Early Childhood Education, Womens Studies, Mothers
Single-Mother Families, Maternal Employment and Children's Literacy Achievement: A Study of 10 Countries
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Hampden-Thompson, Gillian – Education and Society, 2012
Labour force participation maybe particularly problematic for single-mothers. By working, mothers increase their family's financial capital and consequently make more money available for educational resources. However, employment often results in the parent having less time to interact with their child and participate in school activities. This is…
Descriptors: One Parent Family, Mothers, Academic Achievement, Employed Parents
Women and Work: A Review Published by the Department of Employment
Training Officer, 1975
The article briefly discusses some findings on women as members of the work force and various employment practices and legislation in foreign countries regarding women. (BP)
Descriptors: Discriminatory Legislation, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries
Effects of New Technologies.
Social and Labour Bulletin, 1982
This collection of articles on technological change discusses female workers displaced by automation in Canada and Japan; robotics in German automobile manufacturing; union concerns about technology in Europe and Japan; privacy of personal data in Sweden; small business legislation in the United States; and productivity improvement in textile and…
Descriptors: Automation, Banking, Confidentiality, Databases
Work in the Family and in the Labor Market: A Cross-National, Reciprocal Analysis.
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Kalleberg, Arne L.; Rosenfeld, Rachel A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990
Examined interrelationships by sex between domestic work and labor market work in the United States, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Findings suggested that Scandinavian women used their greater opportunities for part-time employment to reconcile family and labor market responsibilities. No significant effects were observed for men in any of the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities
A Cross-national Comparison of the Gender Gap in Income.
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Rosenfeld, Rachel A.; Kalleberg, Arne L. – American Journal of Sociology, 1990
Compares labor market samples from two dualist countries--the United States and Canada whose employment and family-related policies are decentralized--and two corporatist countries--Norway and Sweden whose policies are centralized. Hypothesizes that Scandinavian countries would show less effect from family responsibilities and fewer gender…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Employed Women, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries
Balancing the Equation: Where Are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering and Technology?
Thom, Mary – 2001
This report presents strategies for ensuring full participation and achievement in the sciences by women and girls, calling upon all adults to support the interest and persistence of females in science, engineering, and technology. After two introductory special reports, "International Efforts through Beijing +5" and "Toward Equity…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Women, Engineering Education