Women’s Employment and Multinationals in the Republic of Ireland: The Creation of a New Female Labour Force

1989 ◽  
pp. 38-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Jackson ◽  
Ursula Barry
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Women’S Employment ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals Covariates of Currently Married Women's Employment in Nepal: A Regional Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 62-78
Author(s):  
Ramesh Babu Kafle
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Regional Analysis ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Women’S Employment ◽  
Mixed Effect ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Education Of Women

This paper studies regional differences in currently married women’s employment status, its nature and some of the covariates in Nepal, with special focus to their education and economic status by analysing data from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011. Women’s employment, with substantial regional variation in the three ecological regions, is predominately unpaid, done mainly for family members, mostly in agriculture sector and women work throughout the year. Women are employed mainly in family farm and their job is unpaid. Higher education of women is positively associated with their involvement in paid jobs. Women of better wealth strata are less likely to be employed but if employed, they are more likely to be in paid jobs. Increasing education of women may have mixed effect in future. Policy measures are desirable to minimize these regional differences and to reallocate the total labour force in general and the female labour force in particular in more productive sectors with secured paid jobs for women for prosperity of the country.

Women’s employment and labour force participation

2021 ◽  
pp. 92-108
Author(s):  
Massoud Karshenas ◽  
Valentine M. Moghadam
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Women’S Employment

Institutional barriers to women’s employment in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 713-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abeer Alfarran ◽  
Joanne Pyke ◽  
Pauline Stanton
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Employment Policy ◽  
Institutional Barriers ◽  
Women’S Employment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Saudi Women

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of the Saudi employment programme “Nitaqat” in addressing institutional barriers to women’s employment in the Saudi private sector. The paper has a particular focus on the perspectives of unemployed women as the intended recipients of increased employment opportunities. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts a qualitative approach, drawing on findings from face-to-face interviews conducted with two groups of stakeholders, government officials and unemployed Saudi women. Findings Four key findings are identified. First, the considerable cultural and regulatory barriers of a conservative society are resilient impediments to the success of Saudi employment policy. Second, discrimination against women is endemic in the Saudi society; however, it is largely unrecognised within the Saudi culture and often accepted by women themselves. Third, due to government regulations, cultural constraints and the gendered educational system, the private sector contributes to sustaining labour market segmentation through discriminatory practices. Finally, while a positive change is taking place in Saudi Arabia regarding women’s employment, it is incremental and uneven. Originality/value This paper provides new insights into the institutional barriers related to the labour force participation of Saudi women from the perspective of Saudi women themselves.

Female Labour Supply in Tamil Nadu: Some Questions

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-89
Author(s):  
S. Sundari
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Work Participation ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Women’S Employment ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Female Literacy ◽  
Female Work Participation

In this article, an attempt is made to study the trends and patterns of female work participation in Tamil Nadu across districts and examine the effect of structural transformation in the economy on women’s employment in the decade 2001–2011. There is a wide variation in the female work participation rate in the state. It is higher in agro-based, poor and most backward districts and is low in urbanized and industrialized districts as well as in districts with higher levels of per capita income, female literacy and unemployment. The analysis here shows that structural changes in the economy have not resulted in any dramatic change in the quality and quantity of women’s employment. Further, the casual labour segment has been expanding in rural Tamil Nadu with reductions in self-employment.

Work–Family Reconciliation Policy in France

Making Waves ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Jan Windebank
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Women’S Employment ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
Domestic Labour ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Women's Role ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Reconciliation Policies

This chapter examines the history of French work-family reconciliation policies from the 1970s until the present day. It considers the extent to which the development of these policies does and does not link to second wave feminist ideas about women’s domestic labour that emerged in the 1970s. It argues that while in Scandinavian countries, for example, debates and policies addressing work-family reconciliation debates considered men’s roles in the home as well as women’s employment, in France men’s roles were not addressed. This has meant that while French women today are well integrated into the labour force, and have used a variety of resources available to them to free themselves from domestic and caring responsibilities, men’s role in the family has changed very little in comparison with women’s role in the workforce.

De-industrialization and re-industrialization: women's employment and the changing character of Colchester, 1700–1850

Urban History ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Women’S Employment ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Agricultural Work ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Town ◽  
Push Factor

The relationship between changes in the local economy of the town and region of Colchester are explored in relation to women's employment opportunities. Economic decline and technological change in the woollen industry, as well as diminishing agricultural work for females, provided a ‘push’ factor for women to move to Colchester. In the town, urban rejuvenation meant expansion in the service sector. Yet Colchester was unable to absorb all the labouring women who moved there. Employers introduced new types of industry, characteristically by expanding from retailing to manufacture. The sweated trades produced silk, shoes and ready-made clothes. A process of re-industrialization was, then, engendered by the availability of cheap female labour.

From Ascription to Achievement? Origins, Education and Entry to the Labour Force in the Republic of Ireland during the Twentieth Century

1993 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Breen ◽  
Christopher T. Whelan
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals What firm characteristics determine women ' s employment in manufacturing? Evidence from Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salma Ahmed ◽  
Simon Feeny ◽  
Alberto Posso
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Women's Employment ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Women’S Employment ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the principal determinants of women’s employment in the manufacturing sector of Bangladesh using a firm-level panel data from the World Bank’s “Enterprise Survey” for the years 2007, 2011 and 2013. The paper sheds light on the demand-side factors, mainly firm-level characteristics, which also influence this decision. Design/methodology/approach – The authors estimate a fractional logit model to model a dependent variable that is limited by zero from below and one from above. Findings – The results indicate that firm size, whether medium or large, and firms’ export-oriented activities, have an important impact on women’s employment in the manufacturing sector in Bangladesh. Moreover, the authors find that women are significantly more likely to work in unskilled-labour-intensive industries within the manufacturing sector. Research limitations/implications – The research is limited to Bangladesh; however, much of the evidence presented here has implications that are relevant to policymakers in other developing countries. Practical implications – The study identifies factors that affect female employment, that is, where the main constraints to increase female labour force participation. The study focuses on the demand-side factors, which has been somewhat neglected in recent years. As such, it has practical policy implications. Social implications – Focusing on female employment in Bangladesh also sheds light on the nexus between labour market opportunities and social change within a country that is characterised by extreme patriarchy, which has wide-reaching implications. Originality/value – This is an original and comprehensive paper by the authors.

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