Gender and the Labour Market Econometric Evidence of Obstacles to Achieving Gender Equality

The purpose ofGender and the Labour Marketis to analyze the remaining obstacles in achieving gender equality. The first chapters present different aspects of the gender earnings gap. Different counteries are studied and special emphasis is made on particular sectors and occupations. The next chapters deal with the postponement of first birth by educated women, the non-cooperative behavior in time use, gender differences in job and working mobility, transitions between employment status, discriminations contained in tax systems and poverty rates of single parent households.Gustafsson, Siv is the author of 'Gender and the Labour Market Econometric Evidence of Obstacles to Achieving Gender Equality' with ISBN 9780312235673 and ISBN 0312235674.