Artikel

Encouraging women's labor force participation in transition countries

Increasing women's labor force participation is important to sustainable economic development, especially in economies with highly educated women and an aging population. Women's participation varies across transition countries, driven by such economic and social factors as traditional views of gender roles and limited government support for caregivers. Still, in all countries there is clear scope for policies aimed at increasing women's participation. In particular, in countries where women's educational attainment is already high, policies to support a better work–life balance and female entrepreneurship look particularly promising.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2020 ; Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Factor and Product Markets; Industry Studies; Population
Comparative Studies of Particular Economies
Thema
female labor force participation
transition countries
aging
work–life balance
female entrepreneurship

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
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Pignatti, Norberto
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
(wann)
2020

DOI
doi:10.15185/izawol.264.v2
Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Beteiligte

  • Pignatti, Norberto
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2020

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