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Dixon, Ruth B. – 1979
Women's vulnerability to increased landlessness and other economic factors has created a need in most developing nations for year-round, rural, non-agricultural employment opportunities for women. Census data from 56 Third World countries reveal that women are generally underrepresented in the paid labor force and overrepresented in the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Differences, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities