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Munoz Boudet, Ana Maria; Rodriguez Chamussy, Lourdes; Chiarella, Cristina; Oral Savonitto, Isil – World Bank, 2021
In the last decades, developed economies have witnessed significant declines in wages for low-skill workers, increases in employment in high-skill occupations, rapid diffusion of new technology, and expanding offshoring opportunities. Labor markets in developed countries have reallocated labor from manual to cognitive jobs and from routine to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Gender Bias, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Vogel-Polsky, Eliane – International Labour Review, 1985
The author discusses the theoretical aspects of positive action programs for women. In looking at the results achieved by the various laws and institutional machinery introduced in Western Europe to enforce equal pay and equal treatment for men and women in employment, she concludes that no notable progress has been made over the past 10 years.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females
Ratner, Ronnie Steinberg – 1979
After a brief discussion of conference background and structure, these proceedings identify and summarize equal pay and employment policy issues discussed at a four-day working conference of sixty-five people from twelve advanced industrialized countries. Focus is on progress to date and alternative strategies for implementing policies. Strategies…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Employment Problems