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UNINA9910458591003321 |
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Autore |
Yu Wei-Hsin |
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Titolo |
Gendered trajectories [[electronic resource] ] : women, work, and social change in Japan and Taiwan / / Wei-Hsin Yu |
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Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Social Inequality |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Employment - Japan |
Women - Employment - Taiwan |
Sex discrimination in employment - Japan |
Sex discrimination in employment - Taiwan |
Sex discrimination against women - Japan |
Sex discrimination against women - Taiwan |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-246) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Gender inequality and social change in Japan and Taiwan -- The development of women's labor market experiences -- Comparing labor market structures and workplace dynamics -- Patterns of labor exits among women -- Challenges from the home front -- Returning to the labor force -- Higher education and gender inequality. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through a detailed analysis of macroeconomic changes and individuals' lifetime employment trajectories, this book explains why Japan and Taiwan have experienced different levels of improvement in women's economic status over the last half century. |
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