The economics of gender in Mexico :
The economics of gender in Mexico : work, family, state, and market /
- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2001.
- xx, 297 p. :
- Directions in development .
Includes bibliographical references.
Examines gender differences in the Mexican economy, with a specific focus on labor markets. Gender differences are reviewed over the course of a life cycle, beginning with education and child labor, and on through adult urban and rural labor force participation. This book also considers the situation of the elderly women and men in Mexico. Each chapter uses different data sources and analytical methodologies but the volume in its entirety is guided by a gender perspective that looks at the situation of both men and women as distinct groups and in relationship to one another. The chapters contain detailed quantitative analysis drawing on national labor force statistics, specialized regional household surveys, and firm-level data.This volume is based on the commissioning of a series of technical papers by the World Bank, in collaboration with several Mexican government agencies.
0821348868 (pbk.) 9780821348864
Labor market
Sexual division of labor
Mexico- economic conditions
Mexico
HD6060.65.M6 / E27 2001
306.3'615'0972 / ECO
Includes bibliographical references.
Examines gender differences in the Mexican economy, with a specific focus on labor markets. Gender differences are reviewed over the course of a life cycle, beginning with education and child labor, and on through adult urban and rural labor force participation. This book also considers the situation of the elderly women and men in Mexico. Each chapter uses different data sources and analytical methodologies but the volume in its entirety is guided by a gender perspective that looks at the situation of both men and women as distinct groups and in relationship to one another. The chapters contain detailed quantitative analysis drawing on national labor force statistics, specialized regional household surveys, and firm-level data.This volume is based on the commissioning of a series of technical papers by the World Bank, in collaboration with several Mexican government agencies.
0821348868 (pbk.) 9780821348864
Labor market
Sexual division of labor
Mexico- economic conditions
Mexico
HD6060.65.M6 / E27 2001
306.3'615'0972 / ECO