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Peer reviewedAnker, Richard – International Labour Review, 1997
Reviews theoretical explanations for gender segregation in occupations: neoclassical, human capital, institutional and labor market segmentation, and gender discrimination. Determines that gender discrimination theories are most compelling, given the enormous overlap in abilities and preferences of individual men and women. (SK)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Occupational Segregation
Peer reviewedAnker, Richard – International Labour Review, 1983
This article discusses the difficulties involved in obtaining accurate labor force data for Third World women, from the point of view of interviewers, respondents, and labor statisticians or economists. Suggestions are then made regarding alternative definitions of the labor force and survey questionnaire structures in order to overcome some of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Employed Women
